Adoption consideration and concerns among young adult female cancer survivors

被引:21
作者
Gorman, Jessica R. [1 ]
Whitcomb, Brian W. [2 ]
Standridge, Daniel [3 ]
Malcarne, Vanessa L. [4 ]
Romero, Sally A. D. [5 ]
Roberts, Samantha A. [6 ]
Su, H. Irene [6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Oregon State Univ, Sch Social & Behav Hlth Sci, Coll Publ Hlth & Human Sci, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Biostat & Epidemiol, Sch Publ Hlth & Hlth Sci, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
[3] Oregon State Univ, Sch Biol & Populat Hlth Sci, Coll Publ Hlth & Human Sci, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[4] San Diego State Univ, Dept Psychol, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[5] Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, New York, NY 10065 USA
[6] Moores Canc Ctr, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[7] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Reprod Med, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Cancer; Adoption; Young adult; Survivor; Parenthood; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; REPRODUCTIVE CONCERNS; PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN; CHILDBEARING; ADOLESCENT; FERTILITY; ATTITUDES; CHILDREN;
D O I
10.1007/s11764-016-0572-1
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We compared adoption consideration between female young adult cancer survivors and women of the same age in the general US population, hypothesizing that cancer survivors who desired children would report greater interest in adoption than an age-adjusted general population sample who desired children. After age-standardizing the cancer survivor cohort to match the age distribution of the 2006-2010 National Survey for Family Growth (NSFG), we estimated adoption consideration among women age 18-35 years who wanted a (another) child in the two cohorts overall and within age groups. We assessed characteristics and concerns related to adoption consideration among cancer survivors. Among cancer survivors, 81.6 % (95 % CI 75.7-87.6) reported that they would consider adoption compared to 40.3 % (95 % CI 40.3-40.3) of women in the general population. While over 80 % of the cancer survivor sample reported that they would consider adoption, only 15 % of cancer survivors reported no concerns about adoption. The most common concerns were desire for a biological child (48 %), expense (45 %), adoption agency candidacy (41 %), and needing more information (39 %). We observed a twofold higher interest in adoption when comparing the cancer survivor with the general population, suggesting that adoption is a consideration for many young women who have survived cancer. Adoption is an important family-building option for those who want to have a child but are unable to or choose not to have a biological child. However, young adult survivors may need more support to understand and navigate this process.
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