Chemotherapy `damages sperm'

WASHINGTON - Chemotherapy can temporarily damage chromosomes in human sperm, a new study says

WASHINGTON - Chemotherapy can temporarily damage chromosomes in human sperm, a new study says. Conducted by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California, the study published in the journal Nature Genetics concludes that men who undergo the treatment should not procreate while getting the cancer treatment.

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