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Christine MH-UK · 10-17-2008, 02:41 AM

I always found it interesting that women in Asia got less breast cancer than those in the west but it seemed to be much more likely to be her2-positive (around 50% for S. Korea as I recall). That soy consumption is only associated with less ER+, PR+, her2-negative BC makes alot of sense.

10-17-2008, 02:41 AM	#3
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	Thanks for this I always found it interesting that women in Asia got less breast cancer than those in the west but it seemed to be much more likely to be her2-positive (around 50% for S. Korea as I recall). That soy consumption is only associated with less ER+, PR+, her2-negative BC makes alot of sense.