Tattoos pose risk of cancers?
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The ink and needle used may raise your risk of getting diseases like Hepatitis B, C, HIV, and even cancers of the liver and blood, warned doctors
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The risk of lymphoma was highest in individuals with less than two years since their first tattoo
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The risk associated with tattoo exposure seemed to be highest for large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma
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This is because the tattoo ink, which may contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) -- a known carcinogen, is injected into the skin
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The body treats it as a foreign object that should not be there, and the immune system gets activated
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Other hazardous components found in the inks included heavy metals like mercury, barium, copper, amines, and various colourants
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Ink may get absorbed from the dermis into the lymphatic system of the body increasing the risk of other cancers like liver, urinary bladder and blood cancers
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While not all tattoo inks contain these cancer-causing chemicals, we need to exercise caution while getting a tattoo
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