A person commented: Amazing how everything is now linked to an increased risk ofcancer.

I am 3 times vaccinated, dead man walking.

High probability of cancer or heart disease or blood clots.

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Imagine being covered in them, an observer noted.

A separate individual chimed in: Damn, a lot of you are screwed.

Those tattoo sleeves wont be so cool soon.

Tattoo artist working on an arm, highlighting study linking tattoos to cancer risk, with focus on lymphoma concerns.

The study participants answered a questionnaire about lifestyle factors to determine whether they were tattooed or not.

In total, the entire study included 11,905 people, the university explained.

Of these, 2,938 people had lymphoma when they were between 20 and 60 years old.

Person with tattoo in an indoor setting, arms crossed.

The results now need to be verified and investigated further in other studies and such research is ongoing.

Unexpectedly, the area of the tattooed body surface turned out not to matter.

Christel said: We do not yet know why this was the case.

Blood cells and cancer cells under a microscope, related to lymphoma and cancer studies.

The picture is thus more complex than we initially thought.

Even so, research has only scratched the surface of the long-termhealtheffects of tattoos.

Check out the results:

“Close-up of tattooed arms with various designs, related to study on tattoos and cancer.

A bird tattoo on a person’s shoulder, highlighting a study’s link between tattoos and cancer.