| Literature DB >> 29364765 |
Nirupa Jaya Raghunathan1,2, Catherine Benedict3, Bridgette Thom1,2, Danielle Novetsky Friedman2,4, Joanne Frankel Kelvin1,2.
Abstract
As young adult female cancer survivors (aged 18-35) make family-building decisions, understanding the specific nature of their concerns is important. We evaluated survivors' concerns about potential health risks to future children including genetic susceptibility for cancer with an internet-based survey study (N = 187). Sixty-five percent reported concern about passing on a genetic cancer risk to their children, and scores did not vary regardless of association with cancer at high risk for genetic transmission. Genetic counseling and education about family-building options may be important to survivors concerned about health risks to offspring to support family-building decisions based on personalized medical information.Entities:
Keywords: family planning; fertility; genetic risk; late effects
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29364765 PMCID: PMC5813728 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2017.0050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol ISSN: 2156-5333 Impact factor: 2.223