What are "Pack-Years"?
Understand how doctors calculate your smoking risk using "Pack-Years" and calculate how much money you save by quitting.
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What is a Pack-Year?
A pack-year is a clinical quantification of cigarette smoking used to measure a person's exposure to tobacco. Doctors use this to assess your risk for lung cancer and other diseases.
The Formula
Pack-Years = (Packs smoked per day) × (Years as a smoker)
If you smoked 1 pack a day for 10 years, that is 10 pack-years. If you smoked half a pack a day for 20 years, that is also 10 pack-years.
Use the calculator above to see not only your health recovery timeline but also the massive financial savings you generate the moment you quit.