According to the results of a new study which compared twins with and without tattoos, getting some ink could increase the risk of getting certain cancers. The study found that the tattooed twins were ...

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A cohort study of 2,367 randomly selected twins compared individuals who had a form of skin cancer with those who didn't, revealing that those who had tattoos had nearly four times the risk of ...

Using data from Danish twin pairs, they found that tattooed individuals are more frequently diagnosed with skin and lymphoma cancers compared to those without tattoos. Ink particles in the body may ...

A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings.

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as part of survey results from the Danish Twin Tattoo Cohort. Having analysed tattoo patterns and cancer diagnoses, the study found higher occurrence of both skin and lymphoma cancers in those ...

Last year, Wales brought in new rules for tattoo artists and body piercers with a UK-first licensing scheme. The team at the University of South Denmark (SDU) have access to information from more than ...

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 ...

Getting a tattoo could increase your risk of developing skin cancers or lymphoma later in life, according to the results of a new study. Looking at pairs of twins, the researchers found that ...

Using data from Danish twin pairs, they found that tattooed individuals are more frequently diagnosed with skin and lymphoma cancers compared to those without tattoos. The lymph nodes are a crucial ...

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 in ...