Temporal Association of US Tobacco Taxation on Smoking Attributable Bladder Cancer Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years

Tobacco taxation is significantly associated with long-term reductions in smoking-attributable BC mortality and DALYs at the state level, but not nationally. These findings demonstrate the importance of adjunctive localized public health policy and the delayed impact of tobacco control measures on cancer outcomes. Further investigation is warranted to understand the mechanisms driving state-level variability and to inform targeted prevention strategies.