Most women who have survived childhood cancer have a good chance of conceiving as the impact of modern chemotherapy regimens on the likelihood of becoming pregnant is generally small says a study. In contrast male survivors of childhood cancer are significantly less likely to have children especially if they are treated with chemotherapy regimens containing high doses of commonly used alkylating drugs and cisplatin the findings showed. We think these results will be encouraging for most women who were treated with chemotherapy in childhood said one of the researchers Eric Chow from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre Seattle US.
