Assertion: formaldehyde | /r/HasProperty | carcinogenic
Facets:
value: to humans
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: potentially
type: DEGREE
value: in man
type: LOCATION
value: in humans
type: OTHER
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: based on evidence
type: OTHER
value: to be toxic
type: PURPOSE
value: in animals
type: OTHER
value: variously
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: IARC has concluded that formaldehyde is "carcinogenic to humans" based on higher risks of nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia.
text: Formaldehyde is a carcinogenic byproduct emitted from resins in plywood, hardwood
text: 2006)—concluded that formaldehyde is carcinogenic to humans (Carcinogen Group 1) based on evidence that exposure to formaldehyde may cause nasopharyngeal cancer in humans
text: It is very important to keep in mind that while formaldehyde may be carcinogenic, it only rears its ugly cancer-causing head when at very high concentrations.
text: Indeed, formaldehyde is now known variously to be allergenic, generally toxic, extremely cytotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic, and so is increasingly under strict control in many contexts.
text: Indeed, formaldehyde is now known variously to be allergenic, generally toxic, extremely cytotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic, and so is increasingly under strict control in many contexts.
text: It is carcinogenic in humans and animals because the cross-linking can cause DNA to keep cells from halting the replication process.
text: Overall evaluation: Formaldehyde is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A).
text: These results indicate that formaldehyde may be potentially carcinogenic in man.