NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiation and chemotherapy given to young Cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, according to a new study. Researchers said the finding was "reassuring" because some doctors have wondered if powerful drugs and radiation -- especially radiation directed near the ovaries or testicles -- might have long-term effects on egg and sperm cells' DNA. There's already evidence the treatments can affect a growing girl's uterus, for example, in ways that can cause other pregnancy problems. ...read more..
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