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Nov 17, 2023 · Pack years is a standard measure of how much you've smoked and how that smoking affects your risk of lung cancer and heart disease. It is determined by multiplying the years you've smoked by the number of cigarettes per day.
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Feb 13, 2020 · All tobacco smoking measures were found to increase lung cancer risk, including cumulative cigarettes smoked in lifetime—a pack-years equivalent. About 95% of individuals diagnosed with lung cancer had smoked for >20 years, and 79% had initiated smoking at <20 years of age, indicating that exposure metrics that consider duration are highly ...
- Roy A Pleasants, M Patricia Rivera, Stephen L Tilley, Surya P Bhatt
- 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202002-133VP
- 2020
- Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Jul; 17(7): 804-806.
This pack years calculator determines pack years value based on smoking habits to determine risk for lung disease.
Smoking burden is frequently measured in pack-years, but the relative contribution of cigarettes smoked per day versus duration towards the development of structural lung disease, airflow obstruction and functional outcomes is not known.
- Surya P. Bhatt, Young Il Kim, Kathy F. Harrington, John E. Hokanson, Sharon M. Lutz, Michael H. Cho,...
- 2018
May 16, 2018 · In this prospective community-based sample with a median follow-up time of almost 30 years, among ever smokers with at least median (21.3) pack-year exposure, individuals who quit smoking within the last five years had a 39.1% lower lung cancer risk compared with current smokers.
- Hilary A Tindle, Hilary A Tindle, Meredith Stevenson Duncan, Meredith Stevenson Duncan, Robert A Gre...
- 10.1093/jnci/djy041
- 2018
- 2018/11
Jan 3, 2023 · Quitting smoking or never smoking reduces the risk of someone developing lung cancer. Topics: Community , Lung Cancer , Jamie L. Studts, PhD. Jamie L. Studts, PhD, defines the term 'pack-years' and answers some common questions related to its use in diagnosing and treating lung cancer.
Nov 14, 2022 · Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center’s Lung Cancer Screening Program utilizes a practical metric to help patients assess their smoking history and determine whether they should seek lung cancer screening known as the Pack/Year.
