VOCs are often mixtures of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, acids, ethers, esters, ketones, terpenes, thiols, and their derivatives and are the culprits for damp, moldy odors
There is a risk of death from lung cancer and other diseases such as heart disease, stroke, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and at least 13 other kinds of cancer
A pooled analysis of two large US prospective cohort studies that followed 41,808 men and 72,308 women for up to 26 years suggested that higher versus lower intake of niacin (from diet and supplements) might be protective against squamous-cell carcinoma but not against basal-cell carcinoma and melanoma (65)
Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday (December 29) of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Bill Veloric, confirmed in an email to The Associated Press