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The special bread is inspired by the diets of men in Asia, where soy is plentiful and prostate cancer is rare. To see if the bread will hold true in fighting prostate cancer here, Ohio State researchers have enrol led dozens of men with the disease in a study that gives them a daily dose of the soy-packed loaves. “The dose of soy that’s included in two slices of this bread would be equivalent to what many Chinese would consume during a day,” says Steven Clinton, MD, PhD of Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, who is leading the soy bread study. As part of Dr. Clinton’s study, men will eat the soy bread and researchers will keep tabs on them to see if there’s a connection between input and outcomes. “We look at their urine and their blood and see if there is something within their body, something that affects the way they digest these particular phytochemicals,” says Ohio State food scientist Yael Vodovotz, PhD. If the right chemicals are getting to the right areas, researchers here say when it comes to cancer prevention, this bread may prove to be a cut above the rest. Study volunteer and 17-year prostate cancer survivor Bob Cunningham finds the notion pretty easy to swallow. “There’s nothing I’d rather see than a cure for prostate cancer since I’ve been suffering from it for about 20 years now,” Cunningham says. Doctors say their study filled up quickly and they already have more than enough men to conduct their tests. If the bread proves effective, consumers may see it on store shelves in the next couple of years. Sources: **Soybean Phytochemicals Inhibit the Growth of Transplantable Human Prostate Carcinoma and Tumor Angiogenesis in Mice, Journal of Nutrition, September 1999. Retrieved from: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/129/9/1628 For a written release of the study’s findings, log onto: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/soy.htm **Meta-analysis of soy food and risk of prostate cancer in men, International Journal of Cancer, Vol. 117, Issue 4, November 2005. Retrieved from: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/110526639/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Subscribe to our FREE Ezine and be eligible for Health News, discounted products/services and coupons related to your Health. We publish 24/7. HealthNewsDigest.com We videotape Press Conferences, produce Satellite MediaTour's, B-rolls, PSA's, - all with distribution: HealthyTelevisionProductionstvmike13@healthnewsdigest.com Top of Page 
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