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DIM - evidence based?
Hi, I am curious about this "DIM", which I had never heard of until I read this thread. I can find lots of sites that say "studies have shown benefit" bbb (blah, blah, blah). But worrisomely, I cannot find the studies. Not one single RCT on humans that notes decrease in incidence or recurrence of breast cancer.
Can those of you who are using DIM cite this evidence and provide links? I am especially wary of substances that claim to have hormonal effects. If they are not fully studied, how do we know with confidence that the hormonal effects are not the opposite of what is best? We don't even KNOW what is best, yet - and that's for treatments in wide use that have been scrupulously studied. Tinkering in any way with hormones and ER+ breast cancer makes me nervous, when we're lacking evidence to support the tinkering.
Debbie L., ever the skeptic - but at least I'm an equal-opportunity-skeptic. I question both allopathic and alternative therapies, when I don't see clear evidence.
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