Reproduction and marriage among male survivors of cancer in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased survival after cancer in young age has made long-term follow-up studies of high external validity important. In this national cohort study, we explored the impact of cancer in young age on reproduction and marital status in male survivors.

Methods

Hazard ratios (HRs) and relative risks (RRs) of reproductive and marital outcomes were studied for male survivors of cancer in young age (<25 years) and cancer-free male comparisons, born during 1965-1985, by linking compulsory national registries in Norway.

Results

Male cancer survivors (n=2687) had reduced paternity (HR: 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.76). This was most apparent in survivors of testicular cancer, brain tumours, lymphoma, leukemia and bone tumours, and when diagnosed with ca

SUBMITTER: Gunnes MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4742584 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature