Table 1.
Estimation of infertility risk in different types of cancer
| High risk (>80%) | Intermediate risk (20-80%) | Low risk (<20%) | Very low/no risk | Unknown risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any cancer requiring bone marrow transplant/stem cell transplant |
Acute myeloblastic leukemia |
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
Thyroid cancer |
Chronic myeloid leukemia |
| Brain tumor |
Brain tumor |
Germ cell tumors (without radiotherapy) |
|
Colon cancer |
| Germ cell tumors |
Hepatoblastoma |
Nephroblastoma (without abdominal radiotherapy) |
|
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| Hodgkin lymphoma |
Hodgkin lymphoma |
Retinoblastoma |
|
Head and neck cancer |
| Neuroblastoma |
Neuroblastoma |
Testicular cancer |
|
Non-small cell lung cancer |
| Nephroblastoma |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Wilms’ tumor |
|
Pancreatic cancer |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Sarcoma |
|
|
|
| Sarcoma |
Testicular cancer |
|
|
|
| Testicular cancer | Wilms’ tumor |