Veena  Singh,                               M.D. 
                               
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                            Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology 
                           
                                                                              
                            Clinical Division 
                           
                                                                              
                            I-7, Sector-39 
                           
                                                    
                            Noida - 201 01                                 
                           
                                                    
                            Uttar Pradesh                                 
                           						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrsql/biodata.asp?expno=00011524  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
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                                  Chief and Deputy Director (Senior Grade)  
                                  Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Noida, India 
                                  
								   
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
  
     
    Gynaecology 
   
     
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
				1. 
			
				Parashari, A., Gupta, M. M., Singh, V. , Bhadola, P. and Luthra, U. K.  Detection of mutagenicity in cervico-vaginal secretions--a plausible risk factor for cervical cancer. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  1990.  28, 601-604. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	
		
			
				2. 
			
				Singh, V. , Verma, K. and Bhargava, V. L.  Cytological & colposcopic evaluation in premalignant & early malignant lesions of the cervix. The Indian Journal of Medical Research.  1983.  78 Suppl, 54-59. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	
		
			
				3. 
			
				Singh, V ., Sehgal, A., Parashari, A., Sodhani, P. and Satyanarayana, L.  Early detection of cervical cancer through acetic acid application--an aided visual inspection. Singapore Medical Journal.  2001.  42, 351-354. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				4. 
			
				Parashari, A., Singh, V ., Sehgal, A., Satyanarayana, L., Sodhani, P. and Gupta, M. M.  Low-cost technology for screening uterine cervical cancer. Bulletin of the World Health Organization.  2000.  78, 964-967. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				5. 
			
				Singh, V ., Parashari, A., Satyanarayana, L., Sodhani, P., Gupta, M. M. and Sehgal, A.  Biological behavior and etiology of inflammatory cervical smears. Diagnostic Cytopathology.  1999.  20, 199-202. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				6. 
			
				Parashari, A., Singh, V. , Gupta, M. M., Satyanararayana, L., Chattopadhya, D. and Sehgal, A.  Mutagenicity of endocervical mucus associated with genital tract infections. Cancer Detection and Prevention.  1996.  20, 597-600. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				7. 
			
				Mitra, A. B., Murty, V. V., Singh, V. , Li, R. G., Pratap, M., Sodhani, P., Luthra, U. K. and Chaganti, R. S.  Genetic alterations at 5p15: a potential marker for progression of precancerous lesions of the uterine cervix. Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  1995.  87, 742-745. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				8. 
			
				Singh, V. , Sehgal, A., Satyanarayana, L., Gupta, M. M., Parashari, A. and Chattopadhya, D.  Clinical presentation of gynecologic infections among Indian women. Obstetrics and Gynecology.  1995.  85, 215-219. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				9. 
			
				Singh, V. , Gupta, M. M., Satyanarayana, L., Parashari, A., Sehgal, A., Chattopadhya, D. and Sodhani, P.  Association between reproductive tract infections and cervical inflammatory epithelial changes. Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  1995.  22, 25-30. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				
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				Parashari, A., Singh, V. , Gupta, M. M., Satyanarayana, L., Chattopadhya, D., Sodhani, P. and Sehgal, A.  Significance of inflammatory cervical smears. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, et Immunologica Scandinavica.  1995.  103, 273-278. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				11. 
			
				Singh, V ., Sehgal, A., Gupta, M. M., Satyanarayan, L., Parashari, A., Sodhani, P. and Chattopadhya, D.  Bleeding ectopy as an indicator for genital tract infections. Genitourinary Medicine.  1994.  70, 424. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				12. 
			
				Sehgal, A., Singh, V. , Bhambhani, S. and Luthra, U. K.  Persistent uterine cervical dysplasia. Cancer.  1991.  67, 3165. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sardana, S., Sodhani, P., Agarwal, S. S., Sehgal, A., Roy, M., Singh, V. , Bhatnagar, P. and Murthy, N. S.  Epidemiologic analysis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in inflammatory smears. Acta Cytologica.  1994.  38, 693-697. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				14. 
			
				Singh, V. , Sehgal, A. and Luthra, U. K.  Screening for cervical cancer by direct inspection. British Medical Journal.  1992.  304, 534-535. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sehgal, A., Singh, V ., Bhambhani, S. and Luthra, U. K.  Screening for cervical cancer by direct inspection. Lancet.  1991.  338, 282. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Murthy, N. S., Sehgal, A., Satyanarayana, L., Das, D. K., Singh, V. , Das, B. C., Gupta, M. M., Mitra, A. B. and Luthra, U. K.  Risk factors related to biological behaviour of precancerous lesions of the uterine cervix. British Journal of Cancer.  1990.  61, 732-736. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Sehgal, A., Murthy, N. S., Satyanarayana, L., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U. K.  Small family norm and uterine cervical cancer. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.  1989.  68, 527-528. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Luthra, U. K., Bhatnagar, P., Das, D. K., Sharma, B. K., Kashyap, V., Khan, I. U., Singh, V.  and Murthy, N. S.  Condylomatous lesion (HPV infection) of uterine cervix. A clinical, colposcopic, cyto, histomorphological and immunohistochemical study. Annales De Biologie Clinique.  1989.  47, 283-286. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Gupta, M. M., Sharma, B. K., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U. K.  Immunocytological demonstration of HSV-II antigen on exfoliated cells from precancerous and cancerous lesions of the uterine cervix. Diagnostic Cytopathology.  1988.  4, 48-49. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Bhambhani, S., Das, D. K., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U. K.  Cervical tuberculosis with carcinoma in situ: a cytodiagnosis. Acta Cytologica.  1985.  29, 87-88. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V. , Verma, K. and Bhargava, V. L.  Cytological & colposcopic evaluation in premalignant & early malignant lesions of the cervix. The Indian Journal of Medical Research.  1983. 78 Suppl, 54-59. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
				22. 
			
				Parashari, A., Gupta, M. M., Singh, V. , Bhadola, P. and Luthra, U. K.  Detection of mutagenicity in cervico-vaginal secretions--a plausible risk factor for cervical cancer. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  1990. 28, 601-604. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V. , Parashari, A., Sodhani, P., Chattopadhya, D., Satyanarayana, L., Gupta, M.M. and Sehgal, A. Colposcopy as a tool for detection of human papilloma virus infection of uterine cervix in the setting of high prevalence of gynecologic infections. Singapore Medical Journal . 1996. 37, 588-590. 
		 
		
			
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				Juneja, A., Murthy, N.S., Sharma, S., Sehgal, A., Singh, V. , Menon, R., Tuteja, R.K. and Das, D.K. Role of degree of sexual activity in cervical carcinogenesis? The Cancer Journal . 1995. 8, 10-12. 
		 
		
			
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				Das, B.C., Gopalkrishna, V., Das, D.K., Sharma, J.K., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U.K. Human Papilloma virus DNA in Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine cervix in India. Cancer . 1993. 72, 147-153. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V ., Sehgal, A. and Luthra U.K. Screening for Cervical Cancer in developing countries. 1992.  British Medical Journal . 304, 983-84. 
		 
		
			
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				Menon, R., Sehgal, A., Singh, V. , Murthy, N.S. and Luthra, U.K. Medical attention seeking behaviour of Cervical Cancer patients. Implication for Cervical Cancer control in developing countries. The Cancer Journal . 1991. 4, 3, 202-205. 
		 
		
			
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				Das, B.C., Sehgal, A., Murthy, N.S., Krishna V.G., Sharma, J.K., Das, D.K., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U.K. Human Papilloma virus and Cervical Cancer in Indian Women. The Lancet . 1989. 1271. 
		 
		
			
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				Sharma, B.K., Gupta, M.M., Das, D.K., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U.K. Immunohisto-chemical identification of human papilloma virus infection in tissues from cervical precancerous and early cancerous lesions among Indian Women. Annals of Clinical Biology .   1988. 46, 113-115. 
		 
		
			
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				Das, B.C., Sharma, J.K., Gopalkrishna, V., Das, D.K., Singh, V. , Gissman, L., Hausen zur, H. and Luthra, U.K. A high frequency of Human Papilloma virus DNA sequences cervical carcinomas of Indian women as revealed by Southern blot hybridization and Polymerase Chain Reaction. Journal of Medical Virology . 36, 239-245. 
		 
		
			
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				Gupta, M.M., Jain, R., Parashari, A., Singh, V.  and Satyanarayana, L. HSV lgA Serum antibodies in women with cervical intra epithelial neoplasia and invasive cancer and in their husbands. Acta Path Microbiol Immunol Scand . 1992. 100, 598-604. 
		 
		
			
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				Sehgal, A., Singh, V. , Gupta, M.M., Parashari, A., Satyanarayana, L., Sodhani, P. and Chattopadhya, D. Clinical downstaging of cervical cancer in developing countries. Union for International Cancer Control . 1994. 16. 
		 
		
			
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				Sehgal, A., Singh, V. , Gupta, M.M., Parashari, A., Satyanarayana, L. and Chattopadhya, D. Low cost strategies for the diagnosis of cervical cancer in developing countries. Union for International Cancer Control.  1994. 16. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V ., Das, D.K., Murthy, N.S. and Luthra, U.K. Role of Colposcopy in the management of Cervical Dysplastic lesions.   Proceedings of the ninth international working party and conference for the diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of the cervix in developing areas. 1987. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V. , Bhasin, M., Padubidri, V. and Luthra, U.K. Laser vaporization in the management of cervical lesions. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India . 1992. 42, 825-826. 
		 
		
			
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				Parashari, A., Singh, V. , Sodhani, P., Satyanarayana, L., Gupta, M.M., Chattopadhya, D. and Sehgal, A. Clinical and etiologic profile of reproductive tract infections in a major hospital of New Delhi. Journal of Obstetrics and Gyanaecology of India . 1994. 44, 790-797. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V. , Sehgal, A. and Luthra, U.K. Management of dysplasia and carcinoma in situ cases and their outcome during long term follow up. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India . 1992. 42, 384-389. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V ., Das, D.K., Murthy, N.S. and Luthra, U.K. Colposcopic observations in Precancerous and Early Cancerous Lesions of Uterine Cervix. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India . 1989. 39, 3, 392-397. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V. , Verma, K. and Bhargava, V.L. Cytological and Colposcopic evaluation in Premalignant and early malignant lesions of the cervix.  Indian Journal of Medical Research . 1983. 78, 54-59. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V ., Sehgal, A. and Luthra, U.K. Visual inspection detects cervical cancer. Medical Times . 1992. 22, 6. 
		 
		
			
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				Parashari, A., Gupta, M.M., Singh, V.  and Luthra, U.K. Detection of mutagenicity in Cervico-Vaginal Secretions – A Plausible risk factor for Cervical Cancer. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology . 1990. 28, 601-604. 
		 
		
			
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				Singh, V ., Satyanarayana, L., Sehgal, A., Parashari, A., Sodhani, P., Gupta, M.M. and Chattopadhya, D. Influence of Gynecologic infections on the cervical transformation zone. Journal of obstetrics and Gynaecology of India . 1997. 
		 
		
			
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				Sehgal, A. and Singh, V.  Epidemiology of Cervical Cancer as related to its control.  Proceedings of Ranbaxy Science foundations’s 6th Annual Symposium: Recent developments in the Management of Cancer of Uterine Cervix. 1999. 
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                    
                            Book Chapters:  
                           
                          
                             
                           
                          
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Singh, V .  Colposcopy technical manual.           
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Singh, V.  and Bhargava, V. L. Colposcopy. Churchil Livingstone.          
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                   Cervical Dysplasia Treatment in Developing Countries: A Situation Analysis. Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Seattle, U.S.A.          
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Singh, V.  Control of Cervical Cancer - A Manual for Visual Inspection of Cervix. Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, ICMR.          
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                                                    
                              
                           
                                                    
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