在經過兩年後,2011年又有一篇發表於乳癌研究治療(Breast cancer research treatment)的期刊[5],研究大豆異黃酮的攝取量和乳腺癌的發生率及復發之間的風險關聯,共收錄了乳腺癌復發4篇及乳腺癌的發生率14篇,總共18篇的研究結果,結果發現:大豆異黃酮的攝取與乳腺癌的發病風險呈現負相關,也就是說攝取較多大豆異黃酮者反而風險較低。然而,大豆的保護作用,只是在亞洲人的研究中觀察到,但西方族群則沒有,此外攝入大豆異黃酮與乳腺癌復發的風險也同樣呈負相關。
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