In this paper, we analyze how a nationwide population-based skin cancer screening program (SCS) implemented in Germany … conflicts with the decreased melanoma mortality rate found for the 2003–2004 pilot screening in Northern Germany. Our results … indicate that Germany's nationwide SCS program contributes to an improvement in the early detection of skin cancer. They also …

insurers fully cover cancer screening services as an instrumental variable to estimate the effect of cost sharing on …Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality, but the cost-sharing environment for … colonoscopies, the preferred form of screening, is complex. This paper combines a machine learning-based double-selection algorithm …

In 2004, France introduced a national program of organized breast cancer screening. The national program built on pre … survey of the French population, we estimate the effect of organized screening on the percentage of women obtaining a … specific age group: 50 to 74 years old. We find that organized screening significantly raised mammography rates among women in …