1550 words The etiology of the increase in lung cancer over the course of the 20th century has been a large area of debate. Was it smoking that caused cancer? Or was some other, unknown, factor the cause? Causation is multifactorial and multi-level—that is, causes of anything are numerous and these causes all interact with … Continue reading Correlation and Causation Regarding the Etiology of Lung Cancer in Regard to Smoking