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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. 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 ]

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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.

  8. Do Tattoos Have Health Risks? Ink May Contain Harmful ... - AOL

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    Previously, experts believed the two main risk factors for tattoo-related infections were inadequate hygiene at the tattoo studio and poor aftercare. Despite this, a 2010 study and a 2011 study ...

  9. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process. [5]