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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco Internet URL http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/sgr-min-fs-asi.htm Sponsoring Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description Smoking is responsible for 87% of the lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 1993, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death 22.3% among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Related Topics Smoking Tobacco Review Date 8/9/2004

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