A recent study suggests that getting a tattoo could significantly raise the risk of cancer, with larger designs posing a greater threat. Analyzing data from over 2,000 Danish twins, researchers ...

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but a new study comparing twins has shown that people with tattoos are more likely to develop cancer. When tattoos are discussed, the focus is on fashion and social image, and the health effects ...

They discovered that tattooed individuals are more frequently diagnosed with skin cancer and lymphoma compared to those without tattoos. The study found that tattooed individuals have a higher ...

Tattoos may be linked to an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of South Denmark and the University of Helsinki have found tattoo ink may increase the ...

Advertisement Tattoos appear to increase a person's risk of skin cancer between 33% and 62%, according to a new Danish study in the journal BMC Health. Results also indicate there's increased ...

The researchers are particularly concerned that tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, which over time could lead to abnormal cell growth and an increased risk of cancer.

The latest study, published in BMC Public Health, probes the link between tattoos and cancer by analysing data from the Danish Twin Tattoo Cohort, containing health information of over 5,900 twins ...

According to a recent study led by Signe Bedsted Clemmensen, University of Southern Denmark, the exposure of tattoo ink on skin can increase the risk of skin cancer and lymphoma. Also read | How ...

The hazard ratio was 1.33 (95 percent confidence interval, 0.46 to 3.84) for a twin-matched analysis of 14 twin pairs discordant for tattoo ink exposure and skin cancer. Increased hazards were ...

It is unclear, however, whether and to what extent tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, home to germ-fighting cells. It is also unclear if the accumulated ink can cause ...