Session at St. Willebrord conducted in Spanish
Jump to full article: Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, 2008-04-28
Author: Malavika Jagannathan • mjaganna
Intro: Chico was one of two people who shared their experiences with tobacco use at an event directed at the Latino community about the dangers of smoking on Sunday at St. Willebrord Parish in downtown Green Bay. About 75 people attended.
After almost 30 years of smoking -- Chico was 14 when he started -- he finally made the decision to quit because of his children, the youngest of whom is 7 months. Chico also suspects secondhand smoke was responsible for two cancer deaths in his family.
Lung cancer -- "cancer pulmonar" in Spanish -- is a leading cause of cancer death for Hispanic men and the second leading cause for Hispanic women.
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