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  2. Tattoos may increase blood cancer risk by 21% - AOL

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    Researchers are now looking at whether tattoos can raise the risk of different kinds of cancer. Tattoos were associated with a 21% increased risk of lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in an ...

  3. Study Finds Tattoos May Be Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer - AOL

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    People with tattoos may be at a higher risk of developing malignant lymphoma, new research finds. Researchers discovered that the risk of developing lymphoma, a type of cancer, was 21% higher ...

  4. Possible link between tattoos and lymphoma revealed in ... - AOL

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    A new study out of Sweden finds that people with tattoos have a 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. “It is important to remember that lymphoma is a rare disease and ...

  5. Health effects of tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Since tattoo instruments come in contact with blood and bodily fluids, diseases may be transmitted if the instruments are used on more than one person without being sterilised. However, infection from tattooing in clean and modern tattoo studios employing single-use needles is rare. [ 1 ]

  6. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    A cancer syndrome or family cancer syndrome is a genetic disorder in which inherited genetic mutations in one or more genes predisposes the affected individuals to the development of cancers and may also cause the early onset of these cancers. Although cancer syndromes exhibit an increased risk of cancer, the risk varies.

  7. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer symptoms are changes in the body caused by the presence of cancer. They are usually caused by the effect of a cancer on the part of the body where it is growing, although the disease can cause more general symptoms such as weight loss or tiredness. There are more than 100 different types of cancer with a wide range of signs and symptoms ...

  8. Can tattoos cause blood or skin cancer? - AOL

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    This podcast episode discusses whether having tattoos can increase the risk of different types of cancer, particularly blood cancer, and why that may be. Can tattoos cause blood or skin cancer ...

  9. Medical tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A medical tattoo is a tattoo used to treat a condition, communicate medical information, or mark a body location for treatment. People may get a paramedical tattoo to conceal a condition or the effects of treatment, such as creating the appearance of an areola after breast reconstruction , or a cover-up tattoo to disguise the area in an ...