Research Groups

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. [Epub ahead of print]

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.