Does tofu cause cancer?

Because estrogen can promote the development, growth, and spread of breast cancers, doctors have worried that eating a lot of soy foods or soy isoflavones (which can be taken as a dietary supplement) might worsen the prognosis of women diagnosed with breast cancer. read more

1. Myth: All soy foods raise your risk for breast cancer. There’s no need to banish tofu and edamame from your diet. “For years, soy got a bad rap because of its isoflavones,” says Marleen Meyers, MD, director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center Survivorship Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. read more

Some studies even show that people who ate soy were less likely to get breast cancer. “The current research does not support avoiding whole soy foods, even for cancer patients or survivors,” McKindley says. Soy might lower the risk of other cancers. Soybeans, soy nuts and edamame all contain fiber. read more