Cancer deaths and tax rates linked in surprising new study: Here's how

Fox News ^ | 5/05/25 | Melissa Rudy

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People who pay more in taxes could be less likely to die from cancer.

The link was revealed in a new study published in JAMA Network Open, which aimed to explore how state-level tax revenue impacts cancer screenings and mortality in the U.S.

Researchers from The Ohio State University, Emory University in Georgia and the University of Verona in Italy analyzed 1,150 state-years of tax data over a 23-year period, between 1997 and 2019. (A state-year refers to one year of data from one state.)

They also reviewed population-level cancer screening rates and cancer-related deaths from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) databases.

The states with higher tax income were found to have increased cancer screening rates and decreased cancer mortality rates, the researchers found.

For each $1,000 increase in tax revenue per capita, the population had a 1.61% increase in colorectal cancer screening, a 2.17% increase in breast cancer screening and a 0.72% increase in cervical cancer screening rate, the research showed.

Among those who had cancerous tumors, each $1,000 increase in tax revenue per capita was linked to up to 4% decreased death rates among White patients. The same reduced risk was not found for racial and ethnic minority populations, according to the study.z

"State-level tax policy is an underappreciated social determinant of health that may improve cancer screening and mortality rates," the researchers wrote.

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JAMA Network Open

Enlightening link. Reads to me like a great way to get past any kind of editorial and/or peer review.

[JayGalt]

This study is an example of the worst type of scientific fraud and gaslighting.
“social determinant of health:
That is exactly what they did not prove; association does not prove causality.

https://sudc.org/being-a-critical-consumer-of-medical-research-understanding-association-versus-causation/

[Vaduz]

Not sounding good for the democrat hacks Hunter gets a check up.

[Myrddin]

That is a VERY stupid correlation. People who pay more taxes are earning more money. They can afford to pay for better health insurance. The higher taxes have nothing to do with being healthier.