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Social & Preventive Medicine General bc264b07

In a coho study nonsmokers were found to have carcinoma lung. This indicates -

A
Smoking does not cause lung cancer
B
Etiology for lung Ca is multifactorial
C
Smoking is the only cause of lung cancer
D
Passive smoking also increases lung cancer
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Etiology for lung Ca is multifactorialo Smoking is not specific for lung cancer becausei) Not everyone who developed lung cancer has smoked --> Other etiological factors (other than smoking) are also involved in causation of lung cancer, i.e., etiology of lung Ca is multifactorial.Not everyone who smoke develops lung cancer.

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