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Delta’s heartache: I may never be a mum

Delta Goodrem has revealed she may never be able to have children, following her battle with cancer.

Speaking from the London home she shares with boyfriend Brian McFadden, Delta, 22, says the chemotherapy and radiation treatment she underwent for almost eight months as part of her fight against Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a blood cancer prevalent in the 15-34 age group — may have robbed her of her chance to become a mum.

“I don’t know if I will be able to have children, because the treatment can make you infertile,” Delta says candidly. “At 18, I felt I was too young to think about having my eggs frozen…”

For the full story, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on-sale June 11).

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