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Scientific Illustration:

soy isoflavone inhibits breast cancer


growth via selective binding to estrogen
receptors
Activating ERα increases Isoflavones selectively
growth of breast tissue cells bind to ERβ

Estrogen binds to
both receptors

Activated ERβ inhibits


action of Erα
Estrogen Blocks tumor
Tumor growth Estrogen
grows
Receptor α Receptor β

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