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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.
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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.
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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.
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The IARC Perspective on Cervical Cancer Screening.
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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

Arrossi Lab team member participates in IARC/WHO course
Pilar Bárcena, a doctoral fellow with the Arrossi Lab team, is participating in the Course on Implementation and Cancer Prevention, organized by the Summer School of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO) in Lyon, France. 

Pilar Bárcena, a doctoral fellow with the Arrossi Lab team, is participating in the Course on Implementation and Cancer Prevention, organized by the Summer School of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO) in Lyon, France. 

July 1, 2025

Progress continues on Tita App: rendering tests
We are incorporating to TITA app new contents and visual elements that allow a dynamic approach to the information. The Arrossi Lab team and the rendering expert are testing the incorporation of animations for some contents.

We are incorporating to TITA app new contents and visual elements that allow a dynamic approach to the information. The Arrossi Lab team and the rendering expert are testing the incorporation of animations for some contents.

June 19, 2025

The results of the Cervscreen project working group have been published in the International Journal of Cancer 
The working group, led by IARC-WHO and comprising 30 researchers from various regions of the world, included Silvina Arrossi.  As a result, best practices were outlined for conducting cancer audits within cervical screening programs, along with the ethical and legal frameworks that should guide them, as well as the communication of audit findings. “Summary of best…

The working group, led by IARC-WHO and comprising 30 researchers from various regions of the world, included Silvina Arrossi.  As a result, best practices were outlined for conducting cancer audits within cervical screening programs, along with the ethical and legal frameworks that should guide them, as well as the communication of…

May 21, 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