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Pack Year Defined
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 per day by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, 1 pack year is equal to smoking 1 pack per day for 1 year, or 2 packs per day for half a year, and so on.
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New product alarms officials
Published November 29, 2008, 6:06 pm, The Press-Enterprise
HEALTH: The small pouch of smokeless tobacco raises concerns about carcinogens, or a replacement addiction.
New tobacco product draws health concerns
Published November 28, 2008, 8:15 am, The Wilmington Star-News
Morgantown, W.Va. | They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke.
Progress in cancer fight, but Congress, States must step up efforts to reduce smoking, lung cancer
Published November 27, 2008, 3:51 pm, News-Medical-Net
Delivering good news for our nation's health, a new report released by the nation's leading cancer organizations finds that, for the first time, both the incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven in part by declines in smoking and lung cancer.
COPD: Smoking cessation
Published November 27, 2008, 9:24 am, Journal of Community Nursing
For many individuals smoking has been regarded as a socially learned habit as a result of experimenting with smoking at a young age. This is usually as a result of peer pressure and wanting to be like the others in the group as well as a way of asserting independence or expressing defiance.
Report Shows Progress in Fight Against Cancer, but Congress, States Must Step Up Efforts to Reduce Smoking, Lung Cancer
Published November 26, 2008, 7:51 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
The following statement by Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, was released today:
U.S. cancer rate declining, report says
Published November 26, 2008, 1:51 am, Louisville Courier-Journal
For the first time, the Annual Report to the Nation on cancer provides uniformly good news for Americans overall: Both men and women are getting and dying from the disease less often.
New tobacco product alarms some health officials
Published November 25, 2008, 3:18 pm, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Morgantown, W.Va. — They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke. But convincing health officials and smokers like Ethan Flint that they're worth a try may take some work. Snus — Swedish for tobacco, rhymes with ...
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