Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry

The scars of childhood cancer may go beyond the physical: Adults who survived cancer as children may have lower-than-average likelihood of getting married, a new study suggests.
Childhood cancer survivors are known to be at risk of long-term health effects from their cancer treatment -- including hormone deficiencies, learning impairments and elevated risks of a second cancer or heart disease in adulthood.
The new findings suggest that some of these effects may also influence survivors' odds of getting married, researchers report in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Using data from a U.S. study of nearly 9,000 childhood cancer survivors, the investigators found that these adults were about one-quarter more likely than either the general population or their own siblings to have never been married.