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How tattoo ink travels through the body, raising risks of skin cancer & 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 & 2.37 times higher rate of skin cancer

Tattoo ink particles migrate through the body to lymph nodes & other organs, ...

freerepublic.comHow tattoo ink travels through the body, raising risks of skin cancer and lymphoma
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potentially causing chronic inflammation that may increase cancer risk

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