Publications by authors named "Sabine Hawighorst"
Objectives: To evaluate quality of life before surgery for genital cancer to determine risk factors that might influence the physician-patient relationship.
Methods: From 1993 until 2003, 129 women with cervical cancer entered this prospective study. Patients were contacted 1 to 5 days before surgery by a psychologist or psychotherapeutically trained physician on the surgical ward.