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Be sure to read website newsarticle regarding soy
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Aug 05, 2001 - 11:23 pm
If you are estrogen receptor positive be careful about consuming soy and other phytoestrogens (strawberries, black cohosh). Some women eat or take soy supplements to get rid of hot flashes. The article on the first page of this web site is titled "Soy May Fuel Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancers". This topic has been discussed often in my support group. Some of my friends have been told my their oncos to not eat any soy. Margaret |
Joined: Jun 2001
I am really disturbed by this. Not the not eating soy part, but I asked my onc this and she said it was no big deal. Not to worry about changing my diet or anything, since nothing was really proven. Then I read this article and I enjoy soy products. (I was raised on miso, and am saddened at giving that up.) Anyway, I am confused and have doubts about my onc because it seems like whenever I bring something up, she says its no big deal. What's difficult is that she came highly recommended. Also, she told me not to come back for 6 months initially, then when I was considering chemo and went in, she wanted to start the Lupron, which she had never mentioned before. I am wondering if she would have called me if I didn't make the appointment to come in. Would Lupron have ever come up? I know that I have the option of changing doctors, but I am fearful of doing that. I have a course of treatment that is set in motion (chemo begins in 10 days) and I don't know what to do. My onc is at Kaiser, so whomever I choose will certainly know her. Any thoughts? I'd really appreciate them. Thanks for your comments on the article.
Love, Jayne
Joined: Feb 2001
Hi Jayne,
Just curious about Lupron. Don't remember anyone writing that they were taking it, but I could have missed it.
Are you ER+ and will you be following chemo with tamoxifen?
Good Luck on your decisions. For myself, whenever I've had some doubts or uneasy feeling, it usually but not always turned out tha