Simple Versus Radical Hysterectomy for Stage I Cervical Cancer
Simple Versus Radical Hysterectomy for Stage I Cervical Cancer
The primary objective of this study is to assess the preferences (values and utilities) of
 women for complications and recurrences associated with the surgical treatment of cervical
 cancer. A secondary objective of this study is to compare the preferences of women at
 high-risk for developing cervix cancer with the preferences of women who have already been
 diagnosed with cervix cancer.
You will be asked to undergo a face to face interview. During the interview, you will be
 asked questions about your values and feelings about your health status. You will be shown a
 "feeling thermometer" and asked to rate how your health condition makes you feel. You will
 also be asked to rate how some of the risks of treatment of cervix cancer make you feel. You
 will be shown a "chance board" and asked to consider some of the possible outcomes of the
 disease and possible risks associated with the treatment of cervix cancer. You will be asked
 to consider the likelihood of achieving certain outcomes and of developing certain side
 effects due to the disease and/or treatment. The interview will take place in a private room
 in the clinic and should take around 20 minutes to complete.

 This is an investigational study. As many as 96 women will participate in this study. Up to
 48 women who are at high risk of developing cervix cancer and up to 48 women who have been
 diagnosed with cervix cancer will participate. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Women who are at least 18 years of age.

 2. Women who speak English

 3. Women presenting to the Colposcopy Clinic in the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic at M.D.
 Anderson Cancer Center OR women with an established diagnosis of either Stage IA2 or
 IB1 cervix cancer treated with radical hysterectomy 3-24 months prior to presenting to
 the Gynecologic Oncology

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. Women who are not 18 years of age.

 2. Women who are non-English speakers.

 3. Women with a diagnosis of any type of cancer other than cervical cancer.

 4. Women who are currently pregnant.