Article abstract Cervical cancer remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. The diagnosis and accurate staging of a new cervical cancer is critical because appropriate treatment with surgery and/or radiation and chemotherapy is stage-specific. General principles of treatment for cervical cancer must include adequate treatment of the primary tumor and potential sites of metastatic disease such as the parametrium or regional lymph nodes.In the first part of this article, the main issue regarding clinical staging and the role of newer imaging technologies and surgical staging are described. In the second part, treatment options and concerns for patients with cervical cancer are reviewed, according to stage. The authors describe the best management options for microinvasive, early stage, locally advanced, and centralized recurrent disease; metastatic advanced disease; and disseminated recurrent disease. Finally, special considerations are dedicated to cervical cancer in pregnancy and to the treatment of nonsquamous cell histologic types.