William Helferich and Yunxian Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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William Helferich and Yunxian Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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A study by nutrition professor William Helferich and graduate researcher Yunxian Liu at the University of Illinois suggests that while soy foods may protect against breast cancer, soy isoflavone supplements may fuel tumor growth in postmenopausal women.

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