New study links tattoos with increased risk of lymphoma cancer...and the size doesn't matter

[Skooby]

Tattoos associated with a 21% greater risk of lymphoma – new study

Tattoos are extremely popular, but we still don’t know what the long-term risks are.

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New research links tattoos of any size with a higher lymphoma risk

Research from Sweden has found a link between getting a tattoo of any size and an overall 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.

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New Study Links Tattoos With Increased Risk of Blood Cancer—Here's What to Know

A new study found an association between having a tattoo and a heightened risk of lymphoma, but some doctors are skeptical about the potential link. Here's what you need to know.

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-A new study suggests a link between tattoos and an increased risk of developing malignant lymphoma, a blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

The claim comes from research published in May in the journal eClinicalMedicine, which found that having a tattoo was associated with 21% higher odds of a lymphoma diagnosis.1

Tattoos have grown in popularity in recent years—in the United States, 23% of people said they had a tattoo in 2010, compared to 32% in 2023—and researchers have become increasingly interested in investigating how they affect the body.2

Pew Research Center. 32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one.

“The study suggests that tattoos may be a risk factor for malignant lymphoma that is actionable from a public health perspective,” the authors concluded.

-Researchers discovered that having a tattoo was associated with about 21% increased odds of lymphoma, with the size of the tattoo having no influence on a person’s risk.

 

[315]

Starting at like 17 I spent the next few years stressing over what my first tat was gonna be until I ultimately decided I didn’t want one

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[010101]

you know folks don't care HA*

 

[BaggerofTea]

not a surprise, injecting a foreign substance into your skin cant be that healthy of an idea

 

[threattonature]

Starting at like 17 I spent the next few years stressing over what my first tat was gonna be until I ultimately decided I didn’t want one

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I've been called boring so many times for not having one. There were times I thought about getting one but never did due to not being able to decide what I'd actually want. Plus I've never been one of those people who found it as attractive. I know so many woman that'll see somebody with tattoos and go "that's so hot". Maybe cause I knew enough dudes that would get tattoos simply because women found them attractive.

My ex was obsessed with tattoos and guys with tattoos and I asked why. She said because it shows how artistic she is. I asked her wouldn't the best way to show she's artistic be to actually just do something artistic. Instead she was willing to actually pay someone artistic to put a tattoo on her.

 

[the elastic]

Them ink chemicals are not really regulated or standardized from what I've heard....hopefully this leads to them having to put up advisories in tat shops

 

[Regular Developer]

I wanted one for a long time, and just never got it. It was gonna be nerdy, or something with a trinidad, haiti, and american flag. But then I became 34 and just thought, I'm too old. All the cool stuff shoulda been done when I was younger

 

[Skooby]

I never liked needles so I never considered one for that reason alone.

Plus, I'm a bit older and tattoos weren't considered professional to work in an office setting.

@IJustDap

You must have tats lol.

 

[thaKEAF]

I got my only one in 2009 at 21 and never got more. These kids now are literally 16 with arm sleeves.

 

[threattonature]

I never liked needles so I never considered one that reason alone.

Plus, In a bit older and tattoos weren't considered professional to work in an office setting.

@IJustDap

You must have tats lol.

Yeah I think we're around the same age. That was a big problem I had with my girl getting em and made me not be in a rush. When I was working my way up the corporate ladder I didn't want to give them any excuses to not promote my black ass. I told my girl it's going to be hard to bring her to business events if she got tattoos all up and down her body. So for a long time she kept them confined to places that could be hidden.

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

I'm cooked

 

[skyrunner1]

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

There is nothing I need drawn, or written on my body now, or for the rest of my life.

 

[inndaskKy]

I never liked needles so I never considered one that reason alone.

Plus, In a bit older and tattoos weren't considered professional to work in an office setting.

@IJustDap

You must have tats lol.

It still isn't, don't quote me

 

[Buddy]

BARBARAAAAAAAAAA!!!