Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295833 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16810
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the effects of radiation therapy on the mortality and economic outcomes of breast cancer patients.We implement a 2SLS strategy within a difference-in-difference framework exploiting variation in treatment stemming from a medical guideline change in Denmark. Using administrative data, we reproduce results from an RCT showing the lifesaving benefits of radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and earnings by 45%. Mortality and economic results are driven by results for more educated women, indicating that equalizing access to treatment may not be sufficient to reduce health inequalities.
Subjects: 
breast cancer
medical treatments
employment
mortality
JEL: 
I10
I14
I18
J20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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