Introduction: 
More than 65,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial or cervical cancer annually in the US. Significant disruption in body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning occurs but these concepts have rarely been studied simultaneously. The primary aim of this study was to examine relationships among body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning, and the secondary aim was to understand the factors that influenced women’s views of these concepts, and their perceptions of significant impact.  
Methods: 
A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to examine these concepts in survivors of cervical or endometrial cancer. Inclusion criteria:  women of reproductive age, diagnosed with stage I-III cervical or endometrial cancer, within 3-36 months after completing treatment, and without diagnosis of major mental illness. Exclusion criteria:  women under eighteen, post-menopausal at diagnosis, metastatic disease, multiple cancer diagnoses, history of prior cancer, cancer recurrence, ostomies prior to cancer diagnosis, and transgender individuals. Participants completed the Body Image Scale, Female Sexuality Questionnaire, Female Sexual Function Index, and several open-ended questions.
Results: 
Twenty women were enrolled in the study. The sample was primarily white and non-Hispanic women (n=9) with cervical cancer (n=13). Data analysis is ongoing, but preliminary examination of qualitative data indicates significant disruptions in body image and sexual functioning, accompanied by little communication with providers about these issues.  
Conclusions:
Early data analysis affirms the significance of these issues. Final analyses are anticipated to further elucidate relationships among body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning and their impact, and to provide direction for future research.

EXAMINING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG BODY IMAGE, SEXUALITY, AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN WOMEN WITH CERVICAL AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER