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With so many parents covered in tattoos, children think being covered in tattoos is normal shall we say.

How tattoo ink travels through the body, raising risks of skin cancer and lymphoma

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In a nutshell:

Danish twin study found people with large tattoos (bigger than palm-sized) had 2.73 times higher rate of developing lymphoma and 2.37 times higher rate of skin cancer

freerepublic.comHow tattoo ink travels through the body, raising risks of skin cancer and lymphoma

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Tattoo ink particles migrate through the body to lymph nodes and other organs, potentially causing chronic inflammation that may increase cancer risk

Time between getting a tattoo and cancer diagnosis averaged 8 years for lymphoma and 14 years for skin cancer, suggesting a substantial latency period