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Objective: to describe the profile of women diagnosed with cervical cancer. Methods: descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Clinical and epidemiological data of individuals with cervical cancer residing in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais were evaluated. Inclusion criteria were data available in the system and incomplete data were excluded. The analysis of the data available in the hospital records of the Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) in the most recent historical series was performed. Descriptive data analysis was performed. The study was carried out during the month of June 2022. Results: In the historical series analyzed, 555 cases of cervical cancer were identified in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Regarding sociodemographic variables, most women were between 35 and 49 years old (35.3%), of mixed race (70.4%), with incomplete primary education (36.3%), married 254 (45 .7%), 17.6% were agricultural workers, 12.9% performed work activities that were not included in the Brazilian classification of occupations. 275 patients (49.5%) denied using tobacco or derivatives, 29.7% of patients were former users and 51 (9.1%) were active users. 239 patients (43.0%) had a positive family history of cancer, the detailed primary location of the neoplasm was in the cervix itself in 501 (90.2%) of the cases. Regarding the histological type in 423 (76.2%) of the neoplasms, squamous cell carcinoma was found in 423 (76.2%), followed by adenocarcinoma in 49 (8.8%). Conclusion: women with cervical cancer were adults, married, brown, with a low level of education and occupations with low levels of remuneration, the family history of cancer was positive in a large number of cases, the cervix itself was the most affected region, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common and TNM 2B staging, with chemotherapy and radiotherapy being the most used therapeutic measures.