Background and purpose. In last 40 years the dynamics of cervical carcinoma incidence in Podkarpacie region has signifi cantly changed. Thirty years ago it was 6.3% of all cervix cancers in Poland, now in 2005 – 4.8%. The aim of research was evaluation of incidence of cancer of the cervix in Podkarpacie region in the years 1995-2005.

Material and methods. The aim of retrospective analysis was to assess the incidence of cervical cancer, and to develop the incidence crude rate, age-standardised rate and percentage coefficients.

Results. In the years 1995-2005 the number of new cases of the cervical cancer diagnosed in Podkarpacie region was 2919. The general incidence rate decreased from 219 in 1995 to 138 in 2005. The crude rate incidence decreased from 19.23 to 12.8 and percentage decreased from 9.5 to 5.1. There were changes observed in histopathology and clinical staging too.

Conclusion. From 1995 to 2005 in Podkarpacie region there were registered 7.38% of the total number of cervical cancers in Poland. The proportion of incidence in Podkarpacie/ Poland decreased from 5.3% in 1995 to 4.8% in 2005. Now cancer of the cervix takes 8th place in the cancer morbidity rate in Podkarpacie region. There was registered unexpected low number of diagnoses registered in “0” clinical stage and approximate 30% of new cases declared to cancer register as “indefi nite stage”.