I roto i te 1987 te U.S. EPA whakarōpūtia te reira rite te carcinogen tangata pea, me te i muri i atu rangahau te WHO International Agency mō te Rangahau i runga i te mate pukupuku (IARC) i roto i 1995 ano whakarōpūtia te reira rite te carcinogen tangata pea. atu mōhiohio, me te aromatawai o te raraunga katoa e mohiotia i arahina te IARC ki te whakarōpūtia formaldehyde rite te carcinogen tangata mohiotia e pā ana ki te ihu sinus me te mate pukupuku nasopharyngeal. 2009 me 2010 rangahau kua whakaaturia hoki he hononga pai i waenganui i te tūtohu ki te formaldehyde me te whanaketanga o te mate pukupuku, rawa myeloid leukemia. he āhua onge te mate pukupuku nasopharyngeal me te sinal, ki te pānuitanga ā-tau i roto i te United States o 4,000. tata 30,000 ngā take o te myeloid leukemia puta i roto i te United States ia tau. te nuinga o ngā matūkai mahi i roto i te WHO International Agency mō te Rangahau i runga i te mate pukupuku
he mate pukupuku tangata pea