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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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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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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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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

Collaborative work CEDES – City University of New York (CUNY)
As part of the CUNY-CEDES collaboration, we are pleased to welcome Valentina Gómez, a student at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, who is conducting her fieldwork with the Arrossi Lab team.  We look forward to the contributions this collaboration will bring to the TITA App project. 

As part of the CUNY-CEDES collaboration, we are pleased to welcome Valentina Gómez, a student at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, who is conducting her…

October 15, 2025

The Meeting of National Cervical Cancer Programs in Central America and the Caribbean was held in San José, Costa Rica.
The meeting brought together specialists from the region to advance the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Silvina Arrossi was invited to contribute in this technical dialogue and inter-institutional and regional collaboration.  

The meeting brought together specialists from the region to advance the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Silvina Arrossi was invited to contribute in this technical dialogue…

October 8, 2025

The first session of the ‘Participation Series for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean’ was held as part of the Global HPV Consortium project led by the Sabin Institute.
Focusing on HPV vaccination, screening and early treatment, this series brings together organizations and healthcare providers from across the region, along with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ministries of Health and international experts. Silvina Arrossi and Melisa Paolino participated in the first session of these meetings, designed as an opportunity for exchange between countries…

Focusing on HPV vaccination, screening and early treatment, this series brings together organizations and healthcare providers from across the region, along with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ministries of…

October 1, 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