Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Research Groups and Themes

Research Group: Cancer

The Cancer Research Group conducts research projects on

Incidence and risk factors for developing cancer in children and adults living with HIV in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
Provision of health care and survival among HIV-positive patients with cancer in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
Cervical cancer prevention among women living with HIV

Group members

Group leader

Rohner Eliane, PD, MD, MSc

Name / Titel: Rohner Eliane, PD, MD, MSc
Funktion: Head of Research Group
Mail: eliane.rohner@unibe.ch

Phone: +41 31 684 35 23

Group members

Andoh John

Name / Titel: Andoh John
Funktion: PhD Student
Mail: john.andoh@unibe.ch

Phone: +41 31 684 38 67

Egger Matthias, Prof. Dr. med., MSc FFPH DTM&H

Name / Titel: Egger Matthias, Prof. Dr. med., MSc FFPH DTM&H
Funktion: Head of Research Group
Mail: matthias.egger@unibe.ch

Phone: +41 31 684 35 01

Ruffieux Yann, MSc

Name / Titel: Ruffieux Yann, MSc
Funktion: Research Associate
Mail: yann.ruffieux@unibe.ch

Phone: +41 31 684 35 05

Taghavi Katayoun, Dr. med., FRANZCOG, MMedSc

Name / Titel: Taghavi Katayoun, Dr. med., FRANZCOG, MMedSc
Funktion: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mail: katayoun.taghavi@unibe.ch

Ongoing projects

Ongoing projects

International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA): Cancer among people living with HIV in Southern Africa (NIH 2021-2026)
Creating a South African HIV cohort with cancer outcomes based on routine laboratory data: The South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) Study
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053460
Cervical pre-cancer treatment failure among women living with HIV in Zimbabwe: a cohort study (Swiss Cancer Research foundation, 2022-2026)

Publications

Publications since 2020

Mathematical Models for Evaluating Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Control Policies in Populations Including Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Scoping Review

Cohort profile: the South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) Study, a national population-based cohort

Cervical cancer in women living in South Africa: a record linkage study of the National Health Laboratory Service and the National Cancer Registry

Cancer incidence among people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A record linkage study

Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study

Spatiotemporal modelling and mapping of cervical cancer incidence among HIV positive women in South Africa: a nationwide study

Immunodeficiency and Cancer in 3.5 Million People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): The South African HIV Cancer Match Study

Screening test accuracy of portable devices that can be used to perform colposcopy for detecting CIN2+ in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cervical cancer risk in women living with HIV across four continents: A multicohort study