For follow-up of patients treated for advanced cervical cancer there has never been a good “test” to perform to detect persistent or recurrent cancer or no cancer. Our study demonstrates that a posttherapy positron emission tomography (PET) is an excellent test to determine the patient’s tumor status. Therefore, if the test shows that cancer is still present, further treatment can be performed. If the PET shows absence of cancer then the patient can be reassured that they will have an excellent prognosis and longterm cure. All of this information is obtained just three months after completing treatment.  This is really a new and powerful concept in the treatment of cancer patients.  They no longer need to wait the classic “five” years to see if they are cured of their cancer