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Objective: To determine the genotoxicity caused by exposure to cytostatic drugs, using the comet assay, in workers in the oncology department of a tertiary hospital in northern Peru. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional study. The population consisted of two groups of workers: exposed (n = 40) and unexposed (n = 40). The alkaline lysis comet DNA technique was used on peripheral blood cells; tailing moment and tailing percentage indicators were evaluated. Results: Using nonparametric tests, the percentage and tail moment showed no significant differences, with p values of 0.8928 and 0.4675, respectively. The distribution observed in the group exposed to cytostatic drugs (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) compared to the control group showed a normal distribution, with a tail moment of 8.29 vs. 3.03 and a percentage of tail of 37.12 vs. 23.24, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that the tail moment variable was 11.56% greater in the group of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (p = 0.0119) compared to the other participants. Conclusions: Although no significant difference was found, a trend toward a higher percentage and tail moment was observed in the group exposed to cytostatic drugs. 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