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Dr Alejandra Castanon has a medical degree from the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) and a MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Over the last 10 years her research has focused on the evaluation of screening programmes, particularly cervical screening.
In collaboration with the NHS Cervical Screening programme she runs a case control study to evaluate the cervical screening programme in England and Wales. This research provides policy makers evidence on which to base policy decisions.
Additional research interests at the Cancer Prevention Group include risk of preterm birth following treatment for cervical disease and the expansion of the evaluation work to colorectal and breast screening.
A full list of Dr Castanon’s publications can be found here https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1101-6548
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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audit_cc: a Stata command for the analysis of matched case-control audits of cervical cancer screening
Falcaro, M., Sasieni, P. & Castanon, A., 27 Jan 2023, In: Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 38, 101182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceleration of cervical cancer diagnosis with human papillomavirus testing below age 30: Observational study
HPV Pilot Steering Group, 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Cancer. 150, 9, p. 1412-1421 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A model-based analysis of the health impacts of COVID-19 disruptions to primary cervical screening by time since last screen for current and future disruptions
Burger, E. A., de Kok, I. M. C. M., O'Mahony, J. F., Rebolj, M., Jansen, E. E. L., de Bondt, D. D., Killen, J., Hanley, S. J., Castanon, A., Regan, M. C., Kim, J. J., Canfell, K. & Smith, M. A., 12 Oct 2022, In: eLife. 11, e81711.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Benefit of Biennial Fecal Occult Blood Screening on Colorectal Cancer in England: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Castanon, A., Parmar, D., Massat, N. J., Sasieni, P. & Duffy, S. W., 9 Sept 2022, In: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 114, 9, p. 1262-1269 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceleration of Cervical Cancer Diagnosis with Human Papillomavirus Testing Below Age 30: Observational Study
Rebolj, M., Mathews, C. S., Pesola, F., Castañon, A. & Kitchener, H., 31 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Cancer. 150, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Who tackles cancer prevention? Five key vocations you may not know about!
Castanon, A. (Reviewer)
3 Apr 2020Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Structural racism – a root cause of health inequities?
Castanon, A. (Reviewer)
25 Oct 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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10 must read papers from the last year
Castanon, A. (Reviewer)
17 May 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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From theory to practice: HPV testing in cervical screening really does work!
Castanon, A. (Reviewer)
7 Feb 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Can food supplements help prevent cancer?
Castanon, A. (Reviewer)
12 Oct 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
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RCGP Paper of the Year Award 2016: Cancer
Lim, A. (Recipient), Castanon, A. (Recipient) & Sasieni, P. D. (Recipient), 19 Sept 2017
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