Tattoos may increase risk of developing lymphoma, alarming new study finds
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A new Swedish study has found that tattooed individuals have a 21% increased risk for lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Here's a deeper dive into a potentially growing health issue.
The American Cancer Society notes that non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Pew data found that tattoos are more common in women than in men. The researchers now plan on examining possible links between tattoos and different cancer types as well as inflammatory diseases. Kyra Colah works for Fox News as an information graphics writer.
The study from Lund University in Sweden finds that people's chances of developing lymphoma increase regardless of the tattoo’s size.
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