Abstract:Objective To analyze the correlation between age and prognosis in patients with cervical cancer. Methods At an average follow-up of (38.9 ±13.7) months, 425 patients obtained in our hospital from January 2010 to June 2016 were divided into young group (≤35 y); middle aged group (36-64 y) and old group (≥65 y). Clinical data such as pathological grade, clinical stage and radiotherapy were analyzed. Results Patients with age ≤35 y were more likely to be in stage Ⅱ, but less likely to be in stage Ⅳ. So did tumor size. Furthermore, more patients in the young group (58.8%) did not receive radiotherapy compared with those in the middle aged group (41.2%) and the old group (28.2%). At the 5 years' follow-up, patients with age ≤35 y had a 5-year overall survival (OS) of 90.2%, while the patients in the old group had an OS of 62.4%(HR = 4.877,P = 0.000). In addition, the radiotherapy could dramatically improve the overall survival of the younger patients (HR = 0.080,P = 0.017). Multivariate analysis of OS showed that age, grade, stage and history of radiotherapy were independent risk factors. Conclusions Age is an independent prognostic factor of cervical cancer, and the younger patients (≤35 y) have a better prognosis than the elder ones. Moreover,radiotherapy can improve the overall survival in the younger patients.