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ArticleUrology practice2025

Increased Tobacco Taxation Associated With Decreased Consumption and Bladder Cancer Incidence.

Ryan Wong, Richard S Matulewicz, Ruchika Talwar, Kimberly A Shoenbill, Adam O Goldstein, Marc A Bjurlin

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Article in Urology practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ryan WongDr Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Richard S MatulewiczDepartment of Surgery, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Ruchika TalwarDepartment of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Kimberly A ShoenbillLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Adam O GoldsteinLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Marc A BjurlinLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0003-3500-8849

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Michael Jason de la Cruz · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Optimizing Smoking Cessation Treatment for Patients with Bladder CancerK08CA259452 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Richard Steven Matulewicz · 2022 to 2026
$971k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA259452NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe temporal relationship between smoking exposure and bladder cancer (BC) diagnosis remains ill defined. This study aims to cross-correlate and temporally associate changes in US tobacco tax and consumption with BC incidence.

methodsUS tobacco consumption, tobacco tax data, and BC incidence rates from 1975 to 2019 were retrieved. A cross-correlation lag time for tobacco tax and consumption on BC incidence was calculated while controlling for national health expenditure. Proxied lag weighted semi-log linear models were used to determine the rate of change in BC incidence rates associated with a 1% change in tobacco tax percentages on a national and state level.

resultsA 1% increase in tobacco tax was associated with a 1.77% decrease in BC incidence over a 6-year period (

conclusionsDeclining US tobacco consumption may indicate significant reduction in BC incidence through 2047. Primary prevention through adaptation of state-legislated tax changes may contribute to a reduction in BC incidence in states lying within the Central United States. A national tobacco tax initiative can be considered given the improvement in population health.

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TaxesTobacco ProductsTobacco UseUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleUnited Statescigarette smokingecologicalpreventive healthpublic healthurothelial cancer

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PMID39454020
PMCPMC12188547

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