It used to be that your parents would say having a tattoo would prevent you from getting a real job. Now, it seems they can adversely affect your health!
A study out of Sweden found that individuals with tattoos had a higher proclivity for developing cancer, with those folks that are inked up having a 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma.
According to Lund University, researchers say that tattoo ink triggers an immune response and some of it gets deposited into your lymph nodes. They believe that the low-grade inflammation from it might be the cause, but they're still unsure.
While the researchers say they don't expect people to stop getting tattoos, they just want to figure out how to make the ink safer and are planning more studies to see if it's linked to other types of cancer as well.
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