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Becky · 03-10-2010, 06:07 AM

For the flax question - supposedly flax does have phytoestrogens but I feel it is not in the same league as soy. I would be careful about high lignan varieties of oil if hormone positive. Flax is soooo good for you. We buy it and my husband uses it ground like wheat germ on cereal every weekday. I use it once a week that way too and on Sunday - pancake day, I put about 1/4c in the batter. I believe this will not hurt you at all but I would hope Tanya would comment.

I also believe soy eaten now and again will not hurt you either - when you get Chinese etc.

03-10-2010, 06:07 AM	#15
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: The Anti-Cancer Shopping List For the flax question - supposedly flax does have phytoestrogens but I feel it is not in the same league as soy. I would be careful about high lignan varieties of oil if hormone positive. Flax is soooo good for you. We buy it and my husband uses it ground like wheat germ on cereal every weekday. I use it once a week that way too and on Sunday - pancake day, I put about 1/4c in the batter. I believe this will not hurt you at all but I would hope Tanya would comment. I also believe soy eaten now and again will not hurt you either - when you get Chinese etc. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"