Open AccessIsoflavone intake and risk of gastric cancer: a population-based prospective cohort study in Japan
Author(s) -
Azusa Hara,
Shizuka Sasazuki,
Manami Inoue,
Motoki Iwasaki,
Taichi Shimazu,
Norie Sawada,
Taiki Yamaji,
Shoichiro Tsugane
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.020479
Subject(s) - medicine , isoflavones , cancer , prospective cohort study , quartile , physiology , population , breast cancer , cohort study , endocrinology , gastroenterology , environmental health , confidence interval
Isoflavones are structurally similar to 17β-estradiol and may be able to prevent gastric cancer. However, there is contradictory evidence concerning the relation between the intake of soy food, which is rich in isoflavones, and gastric cancer. The association with gastric cancer might differ between isoflavones and soy foods, and research on the effects of isoflavone intake alone on gastric cancer is needed.
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