According to the results of a new study which compared twins with and without tattoos, getting some ink could increase the ...

"This provides us with a stronger method for investigating whether tattoos themselves may influence cancer risk." Related: ...

Tattoos larger than the palm of a hand more than double a person's risk of skin cancer and nearly triple their risk of ...

A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more ...

Tattoos may ... a clear link between cancer occurrence and specific ink colours, but this does not mean that colour is irrelevant. We know from other studies that ink can contain potentially harmful ...

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 ...

Tattoos are ... a clear link between cancer occurrence and specific ink colours, but this does not mean that colour is irrelevant. We know from other studies that ink can contain potentially harmful ...

The findings suggest that large tattoos, bigger in size than a palm, may pose greater health risks. “For both skin cancer and lymphoma, increased hazards were found for tattoos larger than the ...

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 ...

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 ...