Watch out for two cancers if you have bigger tattoos than your palms
Mar 06, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark conducted a study to investigate whether tattoo ink can accumulate in the immune system beyond the skin.
The researchers analyzed health data of 2,367 twins born between 1960 and 1996.
As a result, the incidence of skin cancer and lymphoma was higher in tattooed twins.
In particular, this trend was evident when tattoos were larger than the size of the palm of the hand.
In the case of lymphoma, the incidence was approximately three times higher in the large tattooed group compared to those without tattoos.
Skin cancer was about 1.62 times higher.
Researchers speculate that the tattoo ink may impair the functioning of lymph nodes, the immune system of infection"Larger tattoos appear to exhibit a stronger effect due to higher ink exposure capacity or longer exposure times."
The results of the extraordinary study were recently published in the international journal 『BMC Public Health』.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
