Fecundity and Quality of Life of Women Treated for Solid Childhood Tumors Between 1948 and 1992 in France

Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Sandrine Thouvenin-DouletFlorent de Vathaire

Abstract

To describe fecundity in female survivors of childhood cancer and consider the correlation with quality of life (QOL). Of 1744 women treated for childhood cancer before the age of 15 years at one of eight French cancer treatment centers between 1948 and 1992, 1187 who were alive in 2005 were sent a self-administered questionnaire, including questions about health status, QOL (MOS SF-36), and fecundity. A standardized fecundity ratio (SFR) was calculated (SFR: observed/expected number of children) for each individual based on a national reference. Of the 972 individuals (82%) who responded, 53% had at least 1 child. The overall SFR, 0.65, was dependent upon the initial diagnosis, more decreased in Central Nervous System tumors (0.24; p < 10-3) than in Germ cell (0.46; p = 0.03) or Sympathetic Nervous System tumors (0.79; p = 0.02). The average QOL motor score was 72.5 ± 19.5, and the average mental score was 61.4 ± 16.7. After adjusting for age, pathology, and self-reported sequelae in the questionnaires, it was determined that SF-36 mental (p = 0.002) and motor (p < 0.0002) scores correlated positively with fecundity, and SF-36 scores correlated negatively with locomotor late effects (p < 0.0001), growth insufficiency (p = 0.00...Continue Reading

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