OBJECTIVE To investigate the short-term and long-term therapeutic efficacy of preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemo-embolization on stage IB2-IIB Uterine cervix cancer (UCC). METHODS A total of 143 patients with Stage IB2-lIB UCC were divided into a clinical trial group and a control group. The patients in the clinical trial group (n/=86) were treated with a combined therapy, i.e. preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemo-embolization, surgical therapy and postoperative radiotherapy, and those in the control group(n=57)were given surgical therapy and post-operative radiotherapy. The adverse effects, changes in local lesion and pathological examinations of the cancer, and the state during the surgery were observed after the intra-arterial infusion chemo-embolization. The survival rate and recurrence rate between the two groups were compared. RESUITS The total effective rate of the intra- arterial infusion chemo-embolization on Stage IB2-IIB UCC was 93.02%. The treatment could reduce tumor size, bring about retro-conversions of the clinical stage of the tumors and pathological grade of the cancer cells, and decrease the quantity, of intra-operative blood loss as well as the operating time. It could significantly improve the 5-year survival rate (P<0.05), and reduce the 2 and 5-yeartumor recurrence rates(P<0.05). Moreover, its side effects were little. CONCLUSIOAN Preoperative intra-arterial infusion chemo-embolization can create conditions for radical operation, lower the postoperative recurrence rate, and improve the prognosis in the patients with UCC. It is an effctive therapy in treating UCC.