Are the rates of birth defects higher in children born to cancer survivors who have had treatments like chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy than in the general public?
So far studies strongly suggest that children born to cancer survivors are no more likely than others in the general public to have birth defects. But if there is a lot of cancer in your family, you may want to check with a genetic counselor to see if any of your potential children would have a higher than usual chance of having cancer.
