African Americans smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age that whites, but they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases. On this episode of Bench to Bedside, Dr. Nikki Nollen, co-leader of The University of Kansas Cancer Center's Cancer Prevention and Control research program, and Tricia Snow, project director of Kick it at Swope, discuss what researchers are doing in Kansas and Missouri to improve these disparities.