Vol. 25, No.2

1. The article states that the initial interest in the chemopreventive effects of soy products was based on the ability of _______ to inhibit the activity of an enzyme overexpressed in cancer cells.

a. dietary fiber

b. protein

c. genistein

d. PUFAs

2. For which reason does the article suggest the isoflavones in soyfoods could influence the risk of endometrial cancer?

a. Users of estrogen therapy had lower risk of endometrial cancer

b. Users of estrogen therapy had higher risk of endometrial cancer

c. Women with endometrial cancer have a decreased ovarian volume

d. Women with endometrial cancer maintain lower estradiol levels

3. Which cancer is stated as third most prevalent worldwide?

a. Breast

b. Lung

c. Endometrial

d. Colorectal

4. According to the article, _______ contributes to 80-90% of _______ cancer deaths.

a. isoflavones; colorectal

b. nitrates; skin

c. smoking; lung

d. dehydration; bladder

5. Overall, isoflavones are found to have _____ role in lung cancer development as/than smoking.

a. more of a

b. less of a

c. the same

6. In the research described, which compound was found to potentially inhibit carcinogenesis in bladder cancer?

a. Water

b. Cranberry extract

c. PUFAs

d. Genistein

7. Evidence in the article regarding thyroid cancer suggests:

a. In individuals with a normal functioning thyroid, isoflavones do not specifically increase TSH levels.

b. In individuals with a normal functioning thyroid, soyfoods significantly increase TSH levels

c. The addition of soy to an iodine-deficient diet decreases goiter.

d. Dietary genistein increased cancer growth in thyroid tumors.

8. Of the cancers addressed in this article, the epidemiological data are most supportive of a protective effect of soy for which two cancers:

a. Skin and colorectal

b. Thyroid and bladder

c. Endometrial and colorectal

d. Endometrial and lung

9. The article states it is important to recognize that most of the relevant epidemiological data regarding the impact of soy on cancer comes from which population:

a. Westernized

b. Asian

c. Hispanic

d. European

10. Statistics related that one out of every _____ people will encounter a cancer diagnosis in his/her lifetime.

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

11. For leukemia and lymphoma, it was stated that recent data reports the incidence has _____, and the death rates have _____.

a. decrease; increased

b. decreased; decreased

c. increased; decreased

d. increased; increased

12. In a study cited in the SOYBEAN OIL CORNER, evidence suggests that replacing dairy fat with which of the following may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease?

a. PUFAs

b. MUFAs

c. Saturated fats

d. Trans fats

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