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Tattoos

ShadyGuy
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- Tattoo ink contains known carcinogens, and can be transported around the body and end up in the lymph nodes.
- However, there is little research into whether or not having a tattoo raises a person’s risk of cancer.
- Researchers from Lund University Sweden used national registries to identify cases of lymphoma and analyze whether they could be linked to tattoos.
- They found a 21% increased risk of lymphoma in people who had tattoos, compared to those who did not.
Researchers are now looking at whether tattoos can raise the risk of different kinds of cancer.
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