Two powerful risk factors for breast cancer

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Breast cancer

Insufficient breastfeeding (effects of formula feeding)
A mother feeding her child formula instead of breast milk is a factor that can directly affect her own risk of developing breast cancer. Normal breastfeeding provides a powerful preventive effect that protects the mother's body from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and type 2 diabetes . However, if formula feeding is chosen, these disease-protective effects (preventive benefits) unique to breastfeeding are not obtained, which consequently results in a relatively higher risk of the mother developing breast cancer.

Consumption of soybeans and plant-based estrogens (isoflavones)
The consumption of soybeans, processed soy products, and the isoflavones contained therein is also considered a factor associated with the incidence of breast cancer. Soybeans contain 'phytoestrogens' that bind to estrogen receptors in the body, acting as estrogenic substances that can disrupt the endocrine hormone system. According to research, the difference in breast cancer incidence rates between Asian (Chinese) and Western women may be linked to differences in the consumption of soybeans and soy products.

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