pack years

Known as: Pack Year, {Pack Year} 
A way to measure the amount a person has smoked over a long period of time. It is calculated by multiplying the number of packs of cigarettes smoked… (More)
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2016
2016
Impaired nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 expression increases apoptosis of airway epithelial cells in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to cigarette smoking
BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking-induced oxidative stress is known to be a key mechanism in COPD pathogenesis. Nuclear factor… (More)
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2015
2015
Characteristics of COPD in never-smokers and ever-smokers in the general population: results from the CanCOLD study.
BACKGROUND There is limited data on the risk factors and phenotypical characteristics associated with spirometrically confirmed… (More)
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2015
2015
Lung cancer risk by years since quitting in 30+ pack year smokers.
OBJECTIVE Current United States recommendations for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening limit eligibility… (More)
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2015
2015
Telomere length and recurrence risk after curative resection in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: a prospective cohort study.
BACKGROUND We hypothesized that telomere length in peripheral blood would have significant predictive value for risk of… (More)
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2012
2012
Effect of smoking on oxygen delivery and outcome in patients treated with radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma--a prospective study.
BACKGROUND Head and neck cancer patients with high hemoglobin respond better to irradiation compared to patients with low… (More)
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2012
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2012
Demethylation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor as a biomarker for nascent smokers.
Epigenetic modifications to peripheral white blood cell DNA occur in response to a wide variety of exposures. In prior work, we… (More)
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2010
2010
The prevalence of macular telangiectasia type 2 in the Beaver Dam eye study.
PURPOSE To examine the prevalence of macular telangiectasia type 2 and lesions characterizing it. DESIGN Population-based… (More)
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2004
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2004
Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning.
BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in Ireland. The majority of lung cancers are inoperable… (More)
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1994
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1994
Different susceptibility to smoking-induced DNA damage among male and female lung cancer patients.
The levels of aromatic/hydrophobic DNA adducts were analyzed in normal lung tissue from 63 lung cancer patients and examined in… (More)
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1987
1987
Increased fragile sites and sister chromatid exchanges in bone marrow and peripheral blood of young cigarette smokers.
Cigarette smoking is considered to be the single most important acquired cause of cancer mortality. Studies of chromosome… (More)
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