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Surendra Shastri
Led the Mumbai trial showing that visual inspection with acetic acid by health workers cuts cervical cancer deaths.
Surendra Shastri ran the cluster-randomised trial of VIA screening delivered by primary health workers in Mumbai slums, which reduced cervical cancer mortality by about a third and informed screening policy across low-resource settings.
Role
Preventive oncologist; former Head, Preventive Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital
Institution
Specialisms
Cervical cancer screeningVisual inspection with acetic acidBreast and oral cancer screeningCommunity trials
| Title | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of VIA screening by primary health workers: randomized controlled study in Mumbai, India | Journal of the National Cancer Institute | 2014 |
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- InstitutionUniversity of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
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