TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Daysal, N. Meltem
AU  - Evans, William N.
AU  - Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse
AU  - Trandafir, Mircea
        TI  - Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
        PY  - 2024/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16810
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16810
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - employment
KW  - medical treatments
KW  - breast cancer
KW  - mortality
        ER  -