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We do research so that more
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Implemented Projects in the last 10 years

PROJECTS

Promoting change through research initiatives

Development and evaluation of a mobile application for HPV-tested women: Tita app

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Evaluation of HPV testing implementation in Argentina: two case studies (Catamarca-Jujuy).

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Evaluation of the impact of the second-round HPV screening strategy in Jujuy.

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PUBLICATIONS

Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV DNA positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): A hybrid type I cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet Reg Health Am., 2022.
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The IARC Perspective on Cervical Cancer Screening. N Engl J Med., 2021
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Effectiveness of HPV self-collection offered by community health workers at home visits to increase screening uptake (EMA study): A cluster randomized trial. The Lancet Global Health, 2015
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Programmatic human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention in the Jujuy Demonstration Project in Argentina: a population-based, before-and-after retrospective cohort study. Lancet Global Health, 2019
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Women’s perspectives on cervical screening and treatment in developing countries: experiences with new technologies and service delivery strategies.
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Oral cancer screening: The importance of recognizing scientific evidence.
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Determinants of participation of women in a cervical cancer screening trial in the state of Maharashtra, India.
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The socio-economic impact of cervical cancer on patients and their families in Argentina, and its influence on radiotherapy compliance. Results from a cross-sectional study.
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Women’s perspectives on cervical screening and treatment in developing countries: experiences with new technologies and service delivery strategies.
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Oral cancer screening: The importance of recognizing scientific evidence.
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Determinants of participation of women in a cervical cancer screening trial in the state of Maharashtra, India.
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The socio-economic impact of cervical cancer on patients and their families in Argentina, and its influence on radiotherapy compliance. Results from a cross-sectional study.
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NEWS

Latest news on projects, events and interventions that help transform our community

TITA App: Working meeting with health representatives of the Municipality of Ituzaingó
he ArrossiLab team met with Dr. Alberto Mobrici, Director of the Integrated Center for Sexual Health, Women, and Diversity, and Dr. Silvia Massaccesi, gynecologist at the Care Center for Older Adults, both local leads for the project. The meeting aimed to plan the fieldwork for the implementation of TITA App, the mobile application developed by…

he ArrossiLab team met with Dr. Alberto Mobrici, Director of the Integrated Center for Sexual Health, Women, and Diversity, and Dr. Silvia Massaccesi, gynecologist at the Care Center for Older…

December 16, 2025

Academic commentary in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health
An academic commentary was recently published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health in relation to the article “Comparison of CO₂-based cryotherapy, non-gas-based cryotherapy, and thermal ablation for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and 3: a randomised, controlled, phase 3 non-inferiority trial”. The commentary, authored by Silvina Arrossi, analyses the study’s main findings and their implications…

An academic commentary was recently published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health in relation to the article “Comparison of CO₂-based cryotherapy, non-gas-based cryotherapy, and thermal ablation for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia…

December 16, 2025

TITA App: Meeting with LALCEC authorities
The ArrossiLab team met with LALCEC authorities to discuss the implementation of the TITA App, the application developed by CEDES to strengthen HPV testing for cervical cancer prevention. During the meeting, the participants discussed strategies and future plans for a collaborative implementation between both institutions.

The ArrossiLab team met with LALCEC authorities to discuss the implementation of the TITA App, the application developed by CEDES to strengthen HPV testing for cervical cancer prevention. During the…

November 27, 2025

The journal Implementation Science Communications published the results of the EMA Strategy study.
Authors Melisa Paolino, Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Milca Cuberli, Mariana Curotto, Anabella Le Pera, Fernando Binder, Juan David Mazzadi, Beatriz Firmenich and Silvina Arrossi conducted an investigation on the fidelity of EMA strategy implementation with the aim of evaluating the level of adherence to the core components of the EMA strategy, and the different factors affecting…

January 12, 2023

The journal BMC Health Services Research published the results of research related to the ATICA strategy.
This study, authored by Dr. Cecilia Straw, Dr. Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Dr. Racquel Kohler, Dr. Melisa Paolino, Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath and Dr. Silvina Arrossi, shows the high acceptability and positive evaluation by health professionals and decision-makers of the ATICA strategy to increase adherence to triage of HPV-positive women, as well as the barriers to its…

January 18, 2023

Pro mujer and Conicet unveiled a study on breast cancer prevention
A study devised by Pro Mujer and conducted by Silvina Arrossi, Lucila Szwarc, Ana Mazzadi and Agustina Thorne reveals the educational, social and economic barriers that prevent many women from accessing early detection of breast cancer in Latin America. This type of cancer is the most frequent among Latin American women, with more than 200,000…

January 30, 2023