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    Studies find few risks to newborn offspring of parents who are childhood cancer survivors
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    In the companion paper, babies fathered by male childhood cancer survivors had a borderline risk of low birth weight but no increased risk of prematurity, being small for gestational age, or having birth defects when compared to controls. "The take home message overall is positive. If you had cancer as a younger person and you are able to have children then most likely your children will be fine" said Eric Chow, M.D. , Ph.D. , corresponding author and research associate in the Hutchinson Center's Clinical Research and Public Health Sciences divisions. Full Article at PhysOrg.com
    The take home message overall is positive. If you had cancer as a younger person and you are able to have children then most likely your children will be fine
    SOURCE: PhysOrg.com 5 months ago
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Studies find few risks to newborn offspring of parents who are childhood cancer survivors
  1. Most of the other side effects that people have the most concern about - birth defects and more serious maternal complications during pregnancy - we didn't find those things.
    SOURCE: PhysOrg.com 5 months ago

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