Results: 30 Pack Years
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1.
Whether or not you smoke(d), you may be interested in knowing more about pack years. Are you familiar with how to calculate pack years for a cigarette smoker? (One pack year means smoking one pack of cigs a day for one year, or smoking 1/2 pack of cigs a day for two years--you get the point.)
Yes
32%
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616 votes
No
54%
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1036 votes
Undecided
14%
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260 votes
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2.
Thirty pack years is the number to be aware of when it comes to the question, "At what point is a smoker at greatest risk of developing lung cancer?" Those with 30 pack-year histories or more are considered to have the greatest risk for the development of lung cancer. Have you, or someone you know personally, developed a 30 pack year history?
Yes
31%
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584 votes
No
38%
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719 votes
Undecided
12%
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237 votes
Not Applicable
19%
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372 votes
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3.
According to medical experts who study the subject, the risk of lung cancer is increased with even a 10 pack-year smoking history. The good news is that the risk of developing lung cancer decreases each year following smoking cessation as normal cells grow and replace damaged cells in the lung. In former smokers, the risk of developing lung cancer begins to approach that of a nonsmoker about 15 years after cessation of smoking. Does this news give you, personally, a feeling of relief?
It doesn't matter--I've never smoked.
45%
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869 votes
Yes! I quit smoking more than 15 years ago and feel relieved to know this.
14%
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270 votes
No--I quit less than 15 years ago so I have a ways to go.
15%
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293 votes
Nope--I'm still smoking. No relief here.
22%
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423 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
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57 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.63% | 12 | |
| na | 0.42% | 8 |
| N/A | 0.26% | 5 |
| too late i quit 12 years ago but too late i got big c and yes i smoke for years | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes,I quit. | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes, I quit less than 15 yrs ago but still! | 0.05% | 1 |
| In notre smoking | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, he's not going to quit, he's too stubborn | 0.05% | 1 |
| quit 6 months ago at age 75 | 0.05% | 1 |
| hard to quit | 0.05% | 1 |
| I smoke to die, I'm well aware of the risks that are involved in smoking, but aside from the stress relief, I'm very aware every time I light a cigarette that it's removing time off my life. I look forward to it. It's one of the reasons I started. | 0.05% | 1 |
| just quit a week ago | 0.05% | 1 |
| makes me want to quit | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's been my experience that even if a person quits, and is smoke free for 30 yrs, they still can get cancer | 0.05% | 1 |
| tired of the bs to make us fear life. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Relieved for relatives | 0.05% | 1 |
| I only smoked tobacco for like 3 months in my life, never smoked anything else. | 0.05% | 1 |
| kmnlk | 0.05% | 1 |
| A family member quit. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't smoke | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am trying to stop smoking | 0.05% | 1 |
| Great news as my husband is quiting | 0.05% | 1 |
| second hand smoke? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Quite more than 30years ago | 0.05% | 1 |
| i quit smoking many years ago and it bothers me that people act like it does not matter that i quit because i smoked so long so why quit at all if the damage is already done. people should praise those who quit not scare them to death. | 0.05% | 1 |
| zfg | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes, I am getting close to the 15 year mark since I quit | 0.05% | 1 |
| Even if you quit 40 years ago you can still get lung cancer | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DON'T SMOKE | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes I quit smoking I am grateful for that | 0.05% | 1 |
| It helps a bit. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I smoked for 6 or 7 years and quit for good over a year ago! | 0.05% | 1 |
| I smoked once in a blue moon | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ironically, today is my quit day. 1800-ny quits gave me patches for free! Wish me luck! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes, it means I can quit and maybe be fine! | 0.05% | 1 |
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