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May 2004 Media Events

Asian American Heritage Month - In 1993, the leading cause of death among Asian Americans was lung cancer.


May  5  Cinco de Mayo
May  9 Mother’s Day
May  31 Memorial Day
May  31 World No Tobacco Day

Cinco de Mayo

Celebrate overtaking the power of addiction

 

Mother’s Day

Pregnant women who smoke increase their risk of low birth weight babies and sudden infant death syndrome.

Mother's Day - Sample News Release

 

Memorial Day

434,000 Americans will die this year because of cigarette related deaths.

 

World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day — Sample Press Release

 

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