Improving Employment in Patients Who Have Survived Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer, or Ovarian Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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RATIONALE: Finding out which problems affect employment in survivors of gynecologic cancer may help in planning cancer treatment and improve the quality of life of future cancer survivors. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at ways to improve employment in patients who have survived cervical cancer, uterine cancer, or ovarian cancer.

Detailed Description
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OBJECTIVES: Conduct formative work, including 4 to 5 focus groups, leading to development of a structured interview instrument assessing factors related to employment outcomes among women with gynecologic cancers. Pilot a recruitment strategy and administer the interview among a sample of 60 to 70 gynecologic cancer survivors; and, with each woman's permission, a family member, a key health care provider, and her supervisor will be interviewed. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, pilot study. Patients complete a survey, meet with a focus group, and undergo a short interview. Patient-designated participants are also interviewed; these individuals may include a health care provider, a significant other, and/or a work supervisor. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 70 patients will be accrued for this study.

Official Title
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Improving Employment Among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors

Conditions
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Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Sarcoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: counseling intervention
* Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of 1 of the following invasive cancers: Cervical cancer Uterine cancer Ovarian cancer Diagnosed ≥ 6 months ago Any stage disease Employed at the time of diagnosis, defined as working for pay ≥ 20 hours/week PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 120 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: counseling intervention|nan|
|Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables|nan|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Development of a structured interview instrument |  |  | 
| Recruitment strategy |  |  | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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ovarian sarcoma, recurrent cervical cancer, stage 0 cervical cancer, stage IA cervical cancer, stage IB cervical cancer, stage IIA cervical cancer, stage IIB cervical cancer, stage III cervical cancer, stage IVA cervical cancer, stage IVB cervical cancer, recurrent uterine sarcoma, stage I uterine sarcoma, stage II uterine sarcoma, stage III uterine sarcoma, stage IV uterine sarcoma, borderline ovarian surface epithelial-stromal tumor, ovarian stromal cancer, recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor, stage I ovarian epithelial cancer, stage I ovarian germ cell tumor, stage II ovarian epithelial cancer, stage II ovarian germ cell tumor, stage III ovarian epithelial cancer, stage III ovarian germ cell tumor, stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer, stage IV ovarian germ cell tumor