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Is Soy Consumption Safe To Have Inspite Of Having Follicular Lymphoma?

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Question : IS IT OKAY TO HAVE SOY IF YOU HAVE HAD FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA ? IT IS IN REMISSION..
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Brief Answer: yes, you can. Detailed Answer: Hi Mrs XXXXX, YOU CAN SAFELY TAKE SOY, UNLESS YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO IT. Recent research has shown soy to be beneficial in women who have lymphoma. one study addressed that "soy intake had a significant inverse association with the risk of NHL among women but not in men". follicular l'oma is a variant of NHL. Go through the article : XXXXXXX Oncol. 2012 Apr;23(4):1061-6. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdr320. Epub 2011 Jul 15. HOPE I AM CLEAR.
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Is Soy Consumption Safe To Have Inspite Of Having Follicular Lymphoma?

Brief Answer: yes, you can. Detailed Answer: Hi Mrs XXXXX, YOU CAN SAFELY TAKE SOY, UNLESS YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO IT. Recent research has shown soy to be beneficial in women who have lymphoma. one study addressed that "soy intake had a significant inverse association with the risk of NHL among women but not in men". follicular l'oma is a variant of NHL. Go through the article : XXXXXXX Oncol. 2012 Apr;23(4):1061-6. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdr320. Epub 2011 Jul 15. HOPE I AM CLEAR.