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2025

  1. Mathew A, George PS, Sudarshan KL, Ramamoorthy T, Ananthakrishna S, Iype EM, Nath A. Region-wise pattern of demographic, clinicopathological and treatment profile of thyroid cancers from 96 hospital-based cancer registries in India. ecancer 2025 Aug 1, 19:1956.
  2. National Cancer Registry Programme Investigator Group; Mathur P, Sathishkumar K, Das P, Santhappan S, Sankarapillai J, Nath A, Baburao Vishwakarma M, Swaminathan R, Pitchaimuthu S, Deo SVS, Manoharan N, Deshmane V, Koyande S, Gupta S, Budukh A, Thejaswini B, Vijay CR, Mathew A, George PS, Balasubramanian S, Sunilkumar S, Pandya S, Shah A, Chakrabarti J, Jatua D, Nair RA, Najmi AM, Wani SQ, Gundeti S, Majumdar G, Debbarma S, Thaliath BP, Ghosh R, Mahantshetty U, Fernandes D, Pradhan S, Khanna D, Barmon D, Rahman T, Malik R, Shrivastava A, Langstieh W, Jagtap V, Zomawia E, Chhakchhuak L, Khuraijam S, Laishram RS, Panse N, Dulange V, Sheikh SA, Dey AK, Gulia A, Pahwa V, Asthana S, Singh S, Bodal VK, Kaur M, Gupta A, Thakur JS, Dikshit R, Kannan RR, Tapkire R, Patil S, Sarade M, Sharma A, Ahmed Z, Chaturvedi P, Singh R, Sherpa AT, Pradhan PD, Lokhande D, Saoba S, Khamo V, Hiese KS, Tawsik S, Hage N, Jerang K. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Across 43 Cancer Registries in India. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2527805. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27805. PMID: 40833697; PMCID: PMC12368690.
  3. Mathew S, Thangavel G, Pujar P, Pant A, Nath A. An umbrella review of systematic evidence on the Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening. Future Oncol. 2025 Jul 15:1-13. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2531428. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40662453.
  4. Thangavel G, Mathew S, Pujar P, Nath A. Cost-effectiveness of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in India: A Markov modelling study. J Med Screen. 2025 Jul 22:9691413251360969. doi: 10.1177/09691413251360969. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40692356.
  5. Nath A, Kulothungan V, Ramamoorthy T, KS Urs Vinay, Barmon D, Sharma J, Bhutia A, Bhutia T, Devi M, Khuraijam S, Jerang K, Kannan R, Majumdar G, Saikia P, Sharma A,Sheikh SA, Tawsik S Khamo V, Langstieh WB, Zomawia E, Mathur P. Rural-urban and sexspecific disparities in the prevalence of modifiable and metabolic risk factors associated with NCDs including cancerin Northeast India. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2025;35:102141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102141
  6. Sankarapillai J, Ramamoorthy T, Sarveswaran G, Venugopal G, Mathur P. Epidemiological analysis of radiation therapy utilization and its implications for cancer care in India-insights from National Cancer Registry Programme. BMC Cancer. 2025 Jul 1;25(1):1062. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-14440-1. PMID: 40598031; PMCID: PMC12210425.
  7. Kumar S, Nath A, Sudarshan KL, Ramamoorthy T, Sakia J, Kumar N, Deo SV, Jain D, Malik PS, Mathur P. Clinical spectrum of lung cancer across hospitals under the National Cancer Registry Programme in India: Challenges and opportunities. Lung India. 2025 Jul 1;42(4):283-290. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_569_24. Epub 2025 Jun 27. PMID: 40569394.
  8. Nath A, Mathur P, Sudarshan KL, Arora R, Seth R, Kumar S, Chinnaswamy G, Budukh A, Singh V, Kumari TP, Banipal RPS, Bodal VK, Kumar ARA, Vijay CR, Avinash T, Ramesh C, Gundeti S, Malik S, Chaudhary NK, Majumdar G, Das D, Radhakrishnan N, Rao VS, Rawal M, Pautu JL, Sundriyal D, Hazarika M, Harris C, Jondhale SN, Khamo V, Najmi AM, Pareek P, Konjengbam R, Das Majumdar SK, Pandya S, Shah A, Singh SB, Radhakrishnan V, Swaminathan R, Kumar CM, Singh P, Tiwari L, Mandal S, Tawsik S, Pandey AK, Gunaseelan K, Bhutia TW. Stakeholder's Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators of Childhood Cancer Care in India. Indian Pediatr. 2025 Jun 2. doi: 10.1007/s13312-025-00098-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40455343.
  9. Sathishkumar K, Sankarapillai J, Santhappan S, Mathew A, Nair RA, Gangane N, Khuraijam S, Barman D, Pandya S, Majumdar G, Deshmane V, Zomawia E, Sherpa AT, George P, Maliye S, Rahman T, Shah A, Koyande S, Pachuau L, Pradhan PD, Giboy SL, Mathur P. Geographic Disparities in Oral Cancer Survival From 10 Population-Based Cancer Registries in India. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e253910. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.3910. PMID: 40198071; PMCID: PMC11979727.

2024

  1. Srinivas V, Jha P K, Singh S, Sanjay K. Prevalence and predictors of cancer among older adults in india, by place of residence: findings from longitudinal ageing study in india (lasi) wave -1. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 2024 Jul-Sep 14:1082-1091
  2. Nath A, Barman D, Sharma A, Lahon R, Misra C. Prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity in Assam, India: Findings from cancer risk factor monitoring survey. Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy Jan–Jun 2024; 4(1): 20-25. DOI: 10.4103/aort.aort_3_24
  3. Nath A, Barman D, Sharma A, Lahon R; Misra, C. Prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity in Assam, India: Findings from cancer risk factor monitoring survey. Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy 4(1):p 20-25, Jan–Jun 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/aort.aort_3_24
  4. Stuart RM, Cohen JA, Kerr CC, Mathur P; National Disease Modelling Consortium of India; Abeysuriya RG, Zimmermann M, Rao DW, Boudreau MC, Lee S, Yang L, Klein DJ. HPVsim: An agent-based model of HPV transmission and cervical disease. PLoS Comput Biol. 2024 Jul 5;20(7):e1012181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012181
  5. Nath A, Taneja R, Thadi YS, Sarveswaran G, Mathur P. A comparative study of incidence, mortality and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for leading cancers in BRICS countries. ecancer 2024;18:1773.
  6. Kulothungan V, Ramamoorthy T, Sarveswaran G, Jadhav SY, Mathur P. Association of Tobacco Use and Cancer Incidence in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Aug;10:e2400152. doi: 10.1200/GO.24.00152. PMID: 39173081.
  7. Ramamoorthy T, Kulothungan V, Sathishkumar K, Tomy N, Mohan R, Balan S, Mathur P. Burden of cervical cancer in India: estimates of years of life lost, years lived with disability and disability adjusted life years at national and subnational levels using the National Cancer Registry Programme data. Reprod Health. 2024 Jul 29;21(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12978-024-01837-7. PMID: 39075548
  8. Sankarapillai J, Krishnan S, Ramamoorthy T, Sudarshan KL; Mathur P. Descriptive epidemiology of prostate cancer in India, 2012–2019: Insights from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Indian Journal of Urology 40(3):167-173, Jul–Sep 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_27_24
  9. Allemani C, Silva GAE, Mathur P, Coleman MP. The CONCORD-Lancet Global Commission on Cancer. Lancet. 2024 Jul 3:S0140-6736(24)01345-X. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01345-X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38971176.
  10. Mathur P, Ramamoorthy T, Lakshminarayana SK, Nath A, Mathew S, Rajput GK. Utilization of clinical practice guidelines for cancer care in routine practice and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in India. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2024 Apr 26. doi: 10.1111/ajco.14071
  11. Ramamoorthy T, Nath A, Singh S, Mathew S, Pant A, Sheela S, Kaur G, Sathishkumar K, Mathur P. Assessing the Global Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Mar;10:e2300427. doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00427. PMID: 38513187.
  12. Kulothungan V, Ramamoorthy T, Sathishkumar K, Mohan R, Tomy N, Miller GJ, Mathur P. Burden of female breast cancer in India: estimates of YLDs, YLLs, and DALYs at national and subnational levels based on the national cancer registry programme. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1007/s10549-024-07264-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38433127.
  13. Kapoor G, Arora RS, Radhakrishnan V, Nath A, Malhotra P, Cyriac SL, Gangadharan VP, Sadashivudu G, Ramamoorthy T, Sudarshan KL, Mathur P. Profile of Childhood Cancers From Hospital-Based Cancer Registries in India, 2012-19. Indian Pediatr. 2024 Jan 15;61(1):39-44. PMID: 38183250.
  14. Sathishkumar K, Sankarapillai J, Mathew A, Nair RA, Gangane N, Khuraijam S, Barmon D, Pandya S, Majumdar G, Deshmane V, Zomawia E, Bhutia TW, Jerang K, George PS, Maliye S, Laishram R, Das G, Shah A, Debbarma S, Koyande S, Pachuau L, Sherpa A, Jongkey G, Chaturvedi M, Das P, Santhappan S, Mathur P. Breast cancer survival in India across 11 geographic areas under the National Cancer Registry Programme. Cancer. 2024 Jan 6. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35188. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38183671.

2023

  1. Rumgay H, Cabasag C, Offman J, de Camargo Cancela M, Barchuk A, Mathur P, Wang S, Wei W, Sasieni P, Soerjomataram I. International burden of cancer deaths and years of life lost from cancer attributable to four major risk factors: a population-based study in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and United States. eClinicalMedicine. 2023;102289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102289
  2. Nath A, SathishKumar K, Das P, Lakshminarayana SK, Santhappan S, Natarajan S, Karuppasamy S, Narasimhan S, Venkataiah R, Mathur P. Need for accelerating tobacco control in India: findings from the national cancer registry programme. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2022 Sep 12. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000759. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36134614.
  3. Chaturvedi M, Nath A, Mathur P. Cancer registration in India: Current status and the road ahead. Ann Oncol Res Ther 2023;3:55-6
  4. Sathishkumar K, Sankarapillai J, Mathew A , Nair R A, Gangane N, Khuraijam S, Barmon D, Pandya S, Majumdar G, Deshmane V, Zomawia E, Bhutia T W, Jerang K, George P S, Maliye S, Laishram R, Shah A, Debbarma S, Koyande S, Pachuau L, Pradhan P D, Jongkey G, Chaturvedi M, Das P, and Mathur P. Survival of patients with cervical cancer in India – findings from 11 population based cancer registries under National Cancer Registry Programme. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia. 2023; 100296. Published: October 13, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100296
  5. Roshandel G, Badar F, Barchuk A, Roder DM, Sangrajrang S, Mery L, Nobuyuki H, Halimi A, Mathur P, Shrestha G, Mosavi Jarrahi A. REPCAN: Guideline for REporting Population-based CANcer Registry Data. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2023 Sep 22;24(9):3297-3303. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.9.3297. PMID: 37777857.
  6. Sarveswaran G, Mathur P. Educational interventions to improve participation of communities in cancer screening programs. Cancer Res Stat Treat 2023;6:443-5.
  7. Sankarapillai J, Krishnan S, Ramamoorthy T., Sudarshan K.L, Das P, Chaturvedi M, Mathur P. Epidemiology of cancers among older adults in India: findings from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Public Health. 2023 Oct; 223:230-239.
  8. Nath A, Mathur P, Sudarshan KL, Rajput GK, Mascarenhas L, Arora R et al. An assessment of childhood cancer care services in India-gaps, challenges and the way forward. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. 2023;(100235):100235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.
  9. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development. Nature 615, 874–883 (2023).
  10. Chaturvedi M, Sathishkumar K, Das P, Sudarshan KL, Stepen S, Monesh V, Mathur P. Descriptive Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancers in India: A Report from National Cancer Registry Programme. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology.2023, 21:25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-022-00694-1(0123456789().,-volV)(0123456789,-().volV)
  11. Deo SVS, Pramanik R , Chaturvedi M , Nath A , Ghosh J, Majumdar SKS, Salins N, Kadayaprath G, Garg PK, Chaturvedi A, Mathur S, Mathur P. Telemedicine and cancer care in India: promises, opportunities and caveats. Future Sci. OA (2023) FSO821. Published Online:9 Jan 2023 https://doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2022-0001

2022

  1. Nath A, Sathishkumar K, Das P, Sudarshan KL, Mathur P. A clinicoepidemiological profile of lung cancers in India - Results from the National Cancer Registry Programme [published correction appears in Indian J Med Res. 2022 Jan;156(1):168]. Indian J Med Res. 2022;155(2):264-272. doi:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1364_21 Erratum: A clinicoepidemiological profile of lung cancers in India – Results from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Indian Journal of Medical Research 156(1):p 168, July 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.362038
  2. Sathishkumar K, Chaturvedi M, Das P, Stephen S, Mathur P. Cancer incidence estimates for 2022 & projection for 2025: Result from National Cancer Registry Programme, India. Indian J Med Res. Nov 2022. DOI:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1821_22
  3. Chaturvedi M, Sathishkumar K, Sudarshan KL, Nath A , Das P, Mathur P. Women cancers in India: Incidence, trends and their clinical extent from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Cancer Epidemiology 80 (2022) 102248
  4. Ramamoorthy T, Sathishkumar K, Das P, Sudarshan KL, Mathur P. Epidemiology of human papillomavirus related cancers in India: findings from the National Cancer Registry Programme. ecancer 2022, 16:1444;
  5. Kulothungan V, Sathishkumar K, Leburu S, Ramamoorthy T, Stephen S, Basavarajappa D, Tomy N, Mohan R, Menon GR, Mathur P. Burden of cancers in India ‑ estimates of cancer crude incidence, YLLs, YLDs and DALYs for 2021 and 2025 based on National Cancer Registry Program. BMC Cancer. May 2022 https://doi.org/ 10.1186/s12885-022-09578-1.
  6. GBD 2019 Colorectal Cancer Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S2468-1253(22)00044-9.
  7. Mathur P, Nath A, Sathish KK . Adolescent and young adult cancers in India–Findings from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Cancer Epidemiology 78 (2022) 102124.
  8. Shakuntala T S, Sathishkumar K, Das P, Sudarshan KL, Kotian CM, Santhappan S, Vishwakarma MB, Sureshkumar N, Mathur P. Descriptive Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Results from National Cancer Registry Programme, India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 23 (2), 409-418
  9. GBD 2019 Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Collaborators. The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Oncology December 2021.
  10. Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration. Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019_ A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA Oncol (Internet) doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6987.

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2015

  1. Ambakumar Nandakumar, Goura Kishor Rath, Amal Chandra Kataki, P. Poonamalle Bapsy, Prakash C. Gupta, Paleth Gangadharan, Ramesh C. Mahajan, Manas Nath Bandyopadhyay, Kumaraswamy, Elizabeth Vallikad, Rudrapatna N. Visweswara, Francis Selvaraj Roselind, Krishnan Sathishkumar, Dampilla Daniel Vijaykumar, Ankush Jain, and Kondalli Lakshminarayana Sudarshan. Concurrent Chemo radiation for Cancer of the Cervix: Results of a Multi-Institutional Study From the Setting of a Developing Country (India): JGO – Journal of Global Oncology, Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2015, 11-22
  2. Rangamani S, Sathishkumar, Manoharan N, Julka PK, Rath GK, Ambakumar Nandakumar et al., Pediatric Retinoblastoma in India: evidence from the National Cancer Registry Programme: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev (2015), 16 (10), 4193-4198
  3. Allemani, Claudia et al. on behalf of the CONCORD Working Group. Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995–2009: analysis of individual data for 25 676 887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2) The Lancet, Volume 385, Issue 9972 , 977 – 1010, 2015 ‎Cited by 208Dr A. Nandakumar is part of CONCORD Steering Committee and Working Group
  4. Takiar R., Shah V P, Sathishkumar, K. What is the most suitable time period to assess the time trends in cancer incidence rates to make valid predictions-an empirical approach. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 16 (2015) 3097-3100
  5. Meesha Chaturvedi, K. Vaitheeswaran, K. Sathishkumar, Priyanka Das, S. Stephen & A. Nandakumar. Time Trends in Breast Cancer Among Indian Women Population: An Analysis of Population Based Cancer Registry Data: Indian J Surg Oncol (2015) 6:427-434

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2003

  1. Rajkumar T, Sridhar H, Balaram P, Vaccarella S, Gajalakshmi V, Nandakumar A, Ramdas K, Jayshree R, Munoz N, Herrero R, Franceschi S, Weiderpass E.: Oral cancer in Southern India: the influence of body size, diet, infections and sexual practices. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2003 Apr;12(2):135-43.

2002

  1. Balaram P, Sridhar H, Rajkumar T, Vaccarella S, Herrero R, Nandakumar A, Ravichandran K, Ramdas K, Sankaranarayanan R, Gajalakshmi V, Munoz N, Franceschi S: Oral cancer in southern India: the influence of smoking, drinking, paan-chewing and oral hygiene. Int J Cancer. Mar 20;98(3):440-5, 2002.

1999

  1. Gupta PC,Nandakumar A: Oral Cancer Scene in India, Oral Diseases, 1998.Oral Dis. 1999 Jan;5(1):1-2.

1997

  1. Anantha N, Nandakumar A., Eds: Parkin DM, Whelan SL, Ferlay J, Raymond L, Young J: Population Based Cancer Registry, Bangalore in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol VII, IARC Scientific Publication No 143, - International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 338-341, 1997.

1996

  1. Nandakumar A, Anantha N, Pattabhiraman V, Prabhakaran PS, Dhar M, Puttaswamy K, Venugopal TC, Reddy NMS, Rajanna, Vinutha AT, Srinivas: Importance of anatomical sub-site in correlating risk factors in cancer oesophagus-report of a case control study, BJC,73,1306-11, 1996.
  2. Nandakumar,A., Anantha, N., Appaji, L., Swamy, K., Mukherjee, G., Venugopal, T.C., Reddy, N.M.S., Dhar, M: Descriptive Epidemiology of Childhood Cancers in Bangalore, India, Cancer Causes and Control, 7, 407-412, 1996.

1995

  1. Anantha N, Nandakumar A, Viswanath N, Venkatesh T, Pallad YG, Manjunath P, Kumar DR, Murthy SGS, Shivashankariah, Dayananda CS: Efficacy of an Anti-tobacco Community Education Program in India. Cancer Causes and Control 6, 119-129, 1995.
  2. Nandakumar A, Anantha N, Dhar M, Reddy NMS, Venugopal TC, Rajanna, Vinutha AT, Srinivas: A case control investigation on cancer of the ovary in Bangalore, India - Int J Cancer, 63, 1995.
  3. Nandakumar A, Anantha N, Venugopal TC, Reddy NMS: Descriptive Epidemiology of the Lymphoid and Haemopoietic malignancies in Bangalore, India - Int J Cancer, 63, 1995
  4. Nandakumar A, Anantha N, Venugopal TC, Sankarnaryanan R, Thimmasetty K, Dhar M.: Survival in Breast Cancer - A Population Based Study in Bangalore, India. Int J Cancer 60, 593-596, 1995
  5. Nandakumar A, Anantha N, Venugopal TC: Incidence, mortality and survival in cancer of the cervix in Bangalore, India - Br J Cancer, 71, 1348-52, 1995.

1990

  1. Nandakumar A, Setty T, Sreeramareddy NM, Rajanna, Vinutha AT, Venugopal TC, Srinivas and Bhargava MK.: A Population Based Case Control Investigation on Cancers of the Oral Cavity in Bangalore, Br J Cancer, 62, 847-851, 1990.

1988

  1. Bhargava MK, Nandakumar A., Reddy KR, Editor: Parkin, DM., Stiller, CA., Draper,GJ., Brieber,CA., Terracini,B., and Young,JL: International Incidence of Childhood Cancer, Bangalore Cancer Registry, 1982-1984, IARC Scientific Publications No 87,:- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 155-157, 1988.

1987

  1. Bhargava MK, Nandakumar A: Population Based Cancer Registry, Bangalore in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol V, IARC Scientific Publications No 88, Eds: Muir CS, Waterhouse JAH, Mack T, Powell J and Whelan S. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 408-411, 1987.

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