George Vlachogiannis, Managing Editor of Cancer Control at Sage, shared a post on LinkedIn about an article by Laura E. Newton et al. published in Sage Journals:
“Association of State and Local Social and Public Health Spending With Cancer Incidence and Mortality
A cross-sectional cohort study (years 2004-2020) from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth demonstrates a significant association between state and local social spending and decreased incidence of ‘poverty-associated’ cancers in U.S. adults aged 20–64 years, as well as decreased mortality for individuals with those cancers.
The highest spending decile was associated with about 8% lower incidence and about 9% lower mortality compared to the lowest spending decile.
These findings suggest that investing in upstream social drivers (education, public welfare, public health) can meaningfully reduce cancer burden and narrow equity gaps.”
Title: Association of State and Local Social and Public Health Spending With Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Authors: Laura E. Newton, Kacie L. Dragan, Lucas D. Cusimano, Andrew P. Loehrer
Read the Full Article on Sage Journals.
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