Cervical cancer is a very prevalent disease among women all over the world. Cervical cancer can form in the cervix cells found in the lower uterus. Women all over the world are at death risk as a result of this type of cancer. Cervical cancer has seven stages: normal intermediate, normal superficial, columnar, mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia, severe dysplasia, and carcinoma in situ. Doctors in hospitals find it difficult to recognise cancer cells as it is challenging to view a nucleus through the naked eye. A normal cell's nucleus is smaller than an abnormal cell's nucleus. It is possible to calculate the size of the abnormal nucleus with the naked eye in order to assess the stages of cervical cancer. A tool for identifying and quantifying Pap smear cell images to detect cervical cancer has recently been suggested by several researchers. This method has the potential to increase detection and classification precision, resulting in improved results with balanced data and samples. A comprehensive study of nucleus detection cervical cancer classification techniques was conducted in this paper. As a result of the findings, the function database, detection and classification process, and device performance were all investigated for further evaluation.