Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 2 weeks ago
A recent study from Lund University in Sweden has unveiled alarming findings regarding tattoos and their potential association with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00A recent study from Lund University in Sweden has unveiled alarming findings regarding tattoos
00:05and their potential association with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
00:09The study, published in eClinical Medicine, analyzed data from over 11,000 participants
00:15revealing a significant correlation between getting tattoos regardless of size
00:19and an increased risk of developing lymphoma by 21%.
00:23Dr. Christel Nielsen, the lead author of the study, emphasized the importance of these results,
00:28highlighting that the risk was particularly elevated among individuals who had recently acquired their first tattoo,
00:34especially within two years prior to diagnosis.
00:37Common types of lymphoma identified include diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma.
00:43These findings have sparked discussions about the safety of tattoos and their potential health risks,
00:48prompting further research into the matter.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended