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CLTann · 07-18-2008, 05:03 PM

Thanks for posting this thread. You are always so good in spreading latest info for all of us.
Femara is my only defense against recurrence. I am 63, therefore, and fall into the class of patients included in this mouse study.
Do you or anybody know whether Tofu and soy derived products are equivalent with the soy genistein? I eat a lot of these products since I am not a meat eater. I got my protein from these sources.
If I must stay away from soy products, are eggs good replacement as a source of protein? Milk products are another group of substitutes, I suppose.
Thanks for the article as well as your answer.

07-18-2008, 05:03 PM	#2
CLTann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 476	Thanks for posting this thread. You are always so good in spreading latest info for all of us. Femara is my only defense against recurrence. I am 63, therefore, and fall into the class of patients included in this mouse study. Do you or anybody know whether Tofu and soy derived products are equivalent with the soy genistein? I eat a lot of these products since I am not a meat eater. I got my protein from these sources. If I must stay away from soy products, are eggs good replacement as a source of protein? Milk products are another group of substitutes, I suppose. Thanks for the article as well as your answer. __________________ Ann Stage 1 dx Sept 05 ER/PR positive HER2 +++ Grade 3 Invasive carcinoma 1 cm, no node involvement Mastec Sept 05 Annual scans all negative, Oct 06 Postmenopause. Arimidex only since Sept 06, bone or muscle ache after 3 month Off Arimidex, change to Femara 1/12-07, ache stopped Sept 07 all tests negative, pass 2 year mark Feb 08 continue doing well. Sep 09 four year NED still on Femara.