American Cancer Society Note per A.C.: A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen. Here is what expert agencies say about cancer-causing potential of formaldehyde: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) The NTP lists formaldehyde as a carcinogen The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) The IARC concludes that formaldehyde is "Carcinogenic to Humans" based on higher risks of nasopharyngeal cancer and leukemia The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified formaldehyde as a "Probable Human Carcinogen" The National Cancer Institute based on research concludes that exposure to formaldehyde may cause leukemia, particularly myeloid leukemia in Humans.

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) US EPA, State of the Science Workshop Assessing Health Hazards of Formaldehyde, 2014:

Oprah.com
Is your Furniture Making you Sick?

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
How likely is formaldehyde to cause cancer?

Building Green
Is Particle Board Deadly?

Keeper of the Home
How to Protect your Family from the Dangers of Formaldehyde

Healthy House on the Block
How to Avoid One of Your Home's Most Dangerous Toxins: Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde: A Deep Toxin Dive
Some of the larger sources of formaldehyde exposure in your home is pressed woods.

ThoughtCo List of Deadly Poisons
Ranked 7th most Deadly....Formaldehyde

National Cancer Institute
Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk

Twelve Highly Toxic Chemicals to Banish from Your Home
Formaldehyde is number 9

Richard Knights, a Seattle chemist and formaldehyde sleuth extraordinaire, identifies the top three sources of formaldehyde as
"particle board, particle board and particle board."

10 Ways You’re Accidentally Poisoning Your Home
No. 1 : Pressed Wood Paneling & Particleboard Furniture

Dangerous chemicals could be lurking in your furniture:
What to know about off-gassing

The 10 Most Common Household Toxins To Avoid While Pregnant
No. 4: Formaldehyde...Buy solid wood cabinets rather than pressed wood or particle board

The Guardian
‘Our MDF furniture brought toxic fumes into our home’

IKEA uses a staggering 1% of the world's wood every year
23%, of all wood used by the discount furniture peddler meets Forest Stewardship Council standards

Everything You Need to Know About Particle Board Outgassing
The formaldehyde used to bind wood chips into the particle board will break down and aerosolize over time.

Highly anticipated EPA draft says formaldehyde causes cancer
...can cause multiple cancers involving the head, neck and blood

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