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RATIONALE: Quality-of-life assessment of patients undergoing cancer treatment may help determine the intermediate- and long-term effects of treatment in patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies the quality of life in patients with previously treated ovarian cancer.
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: History of early or advanced ovarian germ cell tumors Continuously disease free for at least 2 years prior to study Must have been enrolled on GOG protocols 45, 78, 90, and 116 or similar protocols of cisplatin-based chemotherapy at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Must be able to complete a written questionnaire and telephone interview in English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified