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consequences of health shocks or the mechanisms behind the spillover effects. We analyse the short- and long-term effects of cancer … breadwinner type). We use full population register data on all cancer patients and their cohabiting partners in Finland over the … period 1995-2019. Our identification strategy is based on the quasi-random variation in the timing of the cancer diagnosis …
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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality, but the cost-sharing environment for … insurers fully cover cancer screening services as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of cost sharing on …
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Mammography guidelines have weakened in response to evidence that mammograms diagnose breast cancers that would never eventually cause symptoms, a phenomenon called "overdiagnosis." Given concerns about overdiagnosis, instead of recommending mammograms, US guidelines encourage women aged 40-49...
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In this paper, we analyze how a nationwide population-based skin cancer screening program (SCS) implemented in Germany … indicate that Germany's nationwide SCS program contributes to an improvement in the early detection of skin cancer. They also … point to the possibility of skin cancer overdiagnosis, although the effect on the melanoma mortality rate should be …
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