| For African American males, smoking may be a | | | | National Cancer Institute reported that four of ten |
| serious problems because the last researches have | | | | cancer death in black men in United States could have |
| estimated that the cancer death rate for black men it | | | | been related to this disease; in 2000 the rates have |
| is about 40 per cent more higher than for white men | | | | been dropping but remain higher than the other ethnic |
| and remain very higher than others ethnic groups in the | | | | groups especially white groups. |
| United States. | | | | Some areas of United States have strongest |
| For black men, cancer according with the new | | | | tobacco-control programs, like higher cigarettes taxes, |
| cancer's studies clarifies that is tobacco smoke the | | | | antismoking education programs, and penalties for |
| first cause of this disease; death cancer for African | | | | selling tobacco to minors, but the government and |
| American males is about 35 per cent higher in males | | | | others no-government organization is still working in this |
| than females today. | | | | illness. |