# Does soymilk help prevent or cause cancer?

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**Created:** [March 25, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soymilk-help-prevent-or-cause-cancer/296144 "2005-03-25T03:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soymilk-help-prevent-or-cause-cancer/296144/1 "2005-03-25T03:17:07Z")

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Does soymilk help prevent or cause cancer?

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soymilk-help-prevent-or-cause-cancer/296144/2 "2005-03-25T04:23:57Z")

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Probably not.

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**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-soymilk-help-prevent-or-cause-cancer/296144/3 "2005-03-26T02:23:55Z")

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> [@DaveRaver](#):
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> Does soymilk help prevent or cause cancer?

Does anyone know if there’s been research on the impact of phytoestrogen upon girlie cancers? I know estrogen can accelerate the growth of breast cancer, at least, and I think it’s true of reproductive cancers. Do soy products do the same?