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Effects of organized screening programs on breast cancer screening, incidence, and mortality in Europe

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  • Guthmuller, Sophie
  • Carrieri, Vincenzo
  • Wübker, Ansgar

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We link data on regional Organized Screening Programs (OSPs) throughout Europe with survey data and population-based cancer registries to estimate effects of OSPs on breast cancer screening (mammography), incidence, and mortality. Identification is from regional variation in the existence and timing of OSPs, and in their age-eligibility criteria. We estimate that OSPs, on average, increase mammography by 25 percentage points, increase breast cancer incidence by 16% five years after the OSPs implementation, and reduce breast cancer mortality by about 10% ten years after.

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  • Guthmuller, Sophie & Carrieri, Vincenzo & Wübker, Ansgar, 2023. "Effects of organized screening programs on breast cancer screening, incidence, and mortality in Europe," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jhecon:v:92:y:2023:i:c:s0167629623000802
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102803
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    Keywords

    Breast cancer; Screening program; Take-up; Incidence; Mortality; Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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