Epidemiology and genomics of prostate cancer in Asian men

Y Zhu, M Mo, Y Wei, J Wu, J Pan, SJ Freedland… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is a global health problem, but incidence varies considerably across
different continents. Asia is traditionally considered a low-incidence area, but the incidence …

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

S Guthmuller, V Carrieri, A Wübker - Journal of Health Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Screening and selection: The case of mammograms

L Einav, A Finkelstein, T Oostrom, A Ostriker… - American Economic …, 2020 - aeaweb.org
We analyze selection into screening in the context of recommendations that breast cancer
screening start at age 40. Combining medical claims with a clinical oncology model, we …

Knowing is not half the battle: Impacts of information from the National Health Screening Program in Korea

HB Kim, SA Lee, W Lim - Journal of Health Economics, 2019 - Elsevier
Health screening provides information on disease risk and diagnosis, but whether this
promotes health is unclear. We estimate the impacts of information provided by Korea's …

Effect of mobile health interventions in increasing utilization of Maternal and Child Health care services in developing countries: A scoping review

R Venkataramanan, SV Subramanian… - Digital …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Mobile health (mHealth) technology is being used predominantly in low-and
middle-income countries. Developing countries with low level of investment in health …

Behaviour within a clinical trial and implications for mammography guidelines

AE Kowalski - The Review of economic studies, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mammography guidelines have weakened in response to evidence that mammograms
diagnose breast cancers that would never eventually cause symptoms, a phenomenon …

Patient outcomes associated with the first remote monitoring experience of cardiac implantable electronic devices in South Korea

YM Hwang, H Bae - Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Remote monitoring of cardiac devices reduces unnecessary outpatient visits and
increases patient satisfaction. We aimed to evaluate remote monitoring in terms of patient …

Mammograms and mortality: how has the evidence evolved?

AE Kowalski - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021 - aeaweb.org
Decades of evidence reveal a complicated relationship between mammograms and
mortality. Mammograms may detect deadly cancers early, but they may also lead to the …

Behavior within a clinical trial and implications for mammography guidelines

AE Kowalski - 2018 - nber.org
Current mammography guidelines reflect evidence that mammography could be harmful on
average through the overdiagnosis of breast cancers that would not eventually cause …

Hassles and environmental health screenings: Evidence from lead tests in Illinois

L Gazze - Journal of Human Resources, 2024 - jhr.uwpress.org
I study the determinants of childhood lead screening using all Illinois birth records (2001–
2014) matched to lead testing records and geocoded housing age data. Housing age …