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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
David Unyime Nkanta

New Study Warns Tattoos May Raise Cancer Risk by 21%—Especially If You Use Red Ink

Woman with a tattooed arm. (Credit: Pixabay-Annie Spratt)

A major new study from Lund University in Sweden has sent ripples through the tattooed community who may have to rethink about this body art as it warns that individuals with tattoos have a higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer affecting the immune system.

Researchers analysed nearly 12,000 adult lymphoma cases from Sweden's national registries (2007–2017), matching each with cancer-free controls.

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