With the inclusion of influential factors (P<0.05) of Kaplan-Meier analysis into the results of COX proportional hazards model analysis, it was found that ezrin and galectin-3 protein expression, histological grade, stromal invasive depth and lymph node metastasis were risk factors for cervical cancer prognosis (Table 5). Here, EZR is linked to metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes.