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

Sophie Guthmuller, Vincenzo Carrieri and Ansgar Wübker

Journal of Health Economics, 2023, vol. 92, issue C

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Screening program; Take-up; Incidence; Mortality; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H51 H75 I12 I14 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102803

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