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“Also, Dr. Scheiner did not provide a standard measure of smoking risk. It is known as pack years — the number of packs smoked a day multiplied by the number of years a person has smoked. The pack-year number is used to help determine a patient’s risk of developing lung cancer, heart disease and other tobacco-related ailments.�?
The New York Times, Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees’ Health, by Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., October 19, 2008
October 20, 2008