<prompt> In cervical cancer surgery is limited to patients withStage I to IIAStage I to IIBStage I to IIIAStage I to IIIB  <response>: Radiation therapy can be used in all stages of disease, but surgery is limited to patients with stage I to IIa disease. The 5-year survival rate for stage I cancer of the cervix is approximately 85 with either radiation therapy or radical hysterectomy. Reference: Novaks gynaecology; 14th edition; Chapter 35; Uterine cancer 