Research Groups

Key Recent Publications

1. Arrossi S, Maceira V, Paolino M, Sankaranarayanan R (2012) Acceptability and uptake of HPV vaccine in Argentina before its inclusion in the immunization program: A population-based survey. Vaccine, 23 30(14):2467-74

2. Muwonge R, da Ganda Manuel M, Filipe AP, Dumas JB, Frank MR, Sankaranarayanan R (2010) Visual screening for early detection of cervical neoplasia in Angola. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 111(1):68-72

3. Ngoma T, Muwonge R, Mwaiselage J, Kawegere J, Bukori P, Sankaranarayanan R (2010) Evaluation of cervical visual inspection screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 109(2):100-4

4. Sankaranarayanan R, Nessa A, Esmy PO, Dangou JM (2012) Visual inspection methods for cervical cancer prevention. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 26(2):221-32

5. Sankaranarayanan R, Swaminathan R (2012) Verbal-autopsy-based projection of cancer deaths in India. Lancet 379(9828):1770-2

6. Sankaranarayanan R, Swaminathan R, Chen K, Chia KS, Chen JG, Law SK, Yoon-Ok A, Xiang YB, Yeole BB, Shin HR, Shanta V, Woo ZH, Martin N, Fernandez Garrote L, Sumitsawan Y, Sriplung H, Ortiz Barboza A, Eser S, Nene BM, Suwanrungruang K, Chokunonga E, Jayalekshmi P, Dikshit R, Wabinga H, Esteban DB, Laudico A. Bhurgri Y, Bah E, Al-Hamdan N (2010) Cancer survival in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Central America: a population based study. Lancet Oncol 11(2):165-73

7. Sankaranarayanan R, Ramadas K, Thara S, Muwonge R, Prabhakar J, Augustine P, Venugopal M, Anju G, Mathew BS (2011) Clinical breast examination: preliminary results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in India. J Natl Cancer Inst 103(19):1476-80

8. Sauvaget C, Fayette JM, Muwonge R, Wesley R, Sankaranarayanan R (2011) Accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening. Int J Gynecol Obstetrics 113(1):14-24

9. Sauvaget C, Ramadas K, Fayette JM, Thomas G, Thara S, Sankaranarayanan R (2011) Socio-economic factors and longevity in a cohort of Kerala State, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research 133(5):479-86

10. Swaminathan R, Shanta V, Ferlay J, Balasubramanian S, Bray F, Sankaranarayanan R (2011) Trends in cancer incidence in Chennai city 1982-2006 and statewide predictions of future burden in Tamil Nadu 2007-16. Natl Med J India 24(2):72-77

11. Teguete I, Muwonge R, Traore CB, Dolo A, Bayo S, Sankaranarayanan R (2012) Can visual cervical screening be sustained in routine health services? Experience from Mali, Africa. BJOG 119(2):220-6