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INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women worldwide and considered to be the major cause of death from malignancy in women in developing countries after breast cancer. To detect cervical cancer at very early stages, Pap smear test is used widely.In this study we aimed to evaluate the cervical smear results of the women in our department and to compare with the results of a similar study that had been done for the years 2000-2005 and to discuss in the light of the literature. METHODS: We performed a retrospective research on 50.465 Pap smear results between January 2012 and February 2016. RESULTS: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The prevalence of cervical cytological abnormalities in our study was %3.4. Many different results were published from Turkey. To determine the real prevalence, more studies with larger numbers are needed.

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