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==Definition==
==Definition==
NCI defines it as:<ref>URL: [https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/pack-year https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/pack-year]. Accessed on: 2024 October 3.</ref>
NCI defines it as:<ref>URL: [https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/pack-year https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/pack-year]. Accessed on: 2024 October 3.</ref>
1 py = smoking 1 pack / day x 1 year
:<math>\text{1 py} = \frac{\text{1 pack}}{day} \times \text{1 year}</math>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:28, 3 October 2024

Pack year, abbreviated py, is quantification of smoking.

Definition

NCI defines it as:[1]

References