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February 11, 2026Tumori Journal0 citations

Desire to Procreate in Mothers of Cancer Patients

Forceful survivorship: The desire to procreate in parents of cancer patients

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AAAnnarita AdduciGSGiovanna SironiAFAndrea Ferrari

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Overview

Evaluates procreative desire in mothers of cancer patients, suggesting complex influences on their choices.

Key Points

  • The research aimed to understand the desire to have more children among mothers of pediatric cancer patients amid anticipatory grief.
  • Evaluated 96 mothers of children treated for cancer
  • Conducted at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan
  • Analyzed cultural, individual, and relational factors influencing procreative desire
  • Nearly 25% of mothers expressed a desire for another child
  • Desire was linked to younger mothers with only one child
  • Factors included children's age, disease stage, and presence of siblings

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Adduci et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c65267fb587c655edc1https://doi.org/10.1177/03008916251414313
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