Ed,

I have read over your paper, and am still trying to understand and
digest it.  I know in previous posts here, you described your theory
that while soy consumption  helps prevent PCa, once it has started,
eating soy, ironically, promotes the growth of PCa because of a
resulting decrease in PCa cell apoptosis.  This flys in the
face of a widely accepted gospel.  Many men with PCa believe that
eating soy will benefit them, not harm them.  Moreover, how do you
explain studies to date that demonstrate that soy consumption slows
the rate of PSA rise in men with PCa.  Below, I have summarized one
such study as well as a study on PCa cells in mice. Also, anecdotally,
I know of men with PCa who attest to experiencing drops in their PSA
levels after eating soy.  How do you account for this ?

In a study by Hussan, et.al., groups of men with PCa (41 total) and
rising PSA  (one group (I) was newly diagnosed and untreated, a second
group(II) had received local therapy, and a third group (III) was
receiving hormone therapy)  consumed 100 mg soy isoflavone (Novasoy)
twice daily for an average of 5.5 months.  There was a decrease in the
rate of the rise of serum PSA in the whole group (P = 0.01) with rates
of rise decreasing from 14 to 6% in group II (P = 0.21) and from 31 to
9% in group III (P = 0.05) following the soy isoflavone intervention.
(2003)

http://oncologynutrition.org/public/research_updates/show_all.php?res_id=282
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Studies performed by researchers at the UC Davis Cancer Center showed
that genistein, a chemical found in soy, slowed prostate cancer growth
in mice and caused  prostate cancer cells to die.  (2001)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/06/010604072646.htm  

Thank you for addressing this important issue.  I sit nervously with a
glass of soy milk in my hand.  Should I drink it?  I had RP in 2003.

Dennis