%0 Report
        %A Daysal, N. Meltem
%A Evans, William N.
%A Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse
%A Trandafir, Mircea
        %T Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
        %D 2024
        %8 2024 Feb
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 16810
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16810
        %X 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.
        %K employment
%K medical treatments
%K breast cancer
%K mortality