Isoflavone
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| Isoflavone | |
|---|---|
| Term | Isoflavone |
| Short definition | isoflavone (I-soh-FLAY-vone) An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including soybean. Soy isoflavones are being studied to prevent cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density) |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
isoflavone - (pronounced) (I-soh-FLAY-vone) An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including soybean. Soy isoflavones are being studied to prevent cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density)
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