Adults who survived cancer as children may have lower than average likelihood of getting married. This was based on a new study that was reported by Reuters. It is known that children with cancers who survived are at risk of long term health effects from the cancer treatment. These includes hormone deficiencies, learning impairments, and elevated risk of a second cancer or heart disease during the adult stage.

 

The study also suggests that effects could also influence the odds of getting married. This was reported in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.

 

From the data on involving 9,000 childhood survivors, it was found that these adults were about one quarter more likely than the general population or their own siblings to have never been married.

 

The radiation treatment for brain cancer seems to be closely linked to marriage rates. Usually, radiation creates a lingering effect including problems with thinking and memory, impaired growth and poor physical function.

 

The findings as stated were based on 9,000 survivors of childhood cancers between the ages of 18 and 54, including 3,000 of their siblings.