Tattoos May Raise Risk of Malignant Lymphoma

A population-based study in Sweden found people with tattoos had a greater risk of developing malignant lymphoma compared with those who did not have tattoos, and the link was strongest for those with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma. “If these findings can be corroborated by further studies, they would indicate that exposure to tattoo ink may be associated with both tumor initiation, which is often associated with a latency of several years, and tumor promotion where effects occur much faster,” researchers wrote in the journal eClinicalMedicine.