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Any given person, for sure. In aggregate though I bet you'd find correlations.
they are statistically cooler
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Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
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Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#142It would be nice if the study checked whether the higher amount of individuals in the cancer group got their tattoos AFTER they got diagnosed. This may be the case if people are more open to take risky actions following such diagnoses. It would explain why the size of the tattoo didn’t correlate with change of getting cancer. Such conclusion will ultimately disprove the causation.
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Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#143I wonder if laser tattoo removal adds to or decreases the potential risk. On one hand it gets rid of the ink but on the other hand it does so by releasing it into the system for a short period.
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#144Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#145Genetic predispositions, obesity and a lot of other factors also play a role in the risk of developing lymphoma. From the article: "we found that the risk of developing lymphoma was 21 percent higher among those who were tattooed" Let's put this number into context, because "percent of increased risk" is always something I struggle to picture" "Overall, the chance that a man will develop NHL in his lifetime is about…
It's still important if there is a connection
The study doesn’t say there is a connection though. Just that there may be some correlation
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#146If the correlation is proven true then that’s obviously terrible, but I’m in my mid 40s now, tattoo-less, and one of my biggest regrets is not getting a couple tattoos when I was younger. I feel like doing it now looks like a midlife crisis type thing. I always wanted one of those Thai tattoos where they manually tap tap tap the design into your skin with a mallet.
I’ve seen one being done on an ex-partner, the process is really interesting. Just take the mid-life crisis as an excuse to do it now, you will only get older and with more regrets
Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#147If the correlation is proven true then that’s obviously terrible, but I’m in my mid 40s now, tattoo-less, and one of my biggest regrets is not getting a couple tattoos when I was younger. I feel like doing it now looks like a midlife crisis type thing. I always wanted one of those Thai tattoos where they manually tap tap tap the design into your skin with a mallet.
I'm almost out of my 40s and I definitely support you in doing whatever you like and not overthinking the midlife crisis thing. That said, if I had the inkling (pun intended) to get a tattoo I would actually wait until this lymphoma association is verified, because if if it turns to be real, and then I get a lymphoma, I would feel very stupid. But then again, people smoke and do a lot of things that are objectively b…
The linked study looks extremely weak, not really something that should influence decision making yet
Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#148Vanity is a sin, and sin corrupts the body.
Another reason to get tattooed
Re: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma
#149I’m not surprised — tattoo inks are not regulated and the colors are often formed with toxic compounds (e.g. copper). Then the needle avoids the protective barrier provided by the skin. Ironically, while working on a drug program that involved intradermal injection, we needed to tattoo the injection site so we could find it later. The FDA was very demanding that both the procedure and more importantly to them the dye…
> barred from investigating the effect on humans Wait they're legally prevented from investigating tattoo inks? Why?
Isn't the FDA the same agency that authorized the use of Thalidomide for pregnant women, and then much later deauthorized it due to birth defects?
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#150Hair dyes would have similar absorption mechanism right?
No, I believe cancer from hair dyes was caused by touching dye during application. Poisons are volatile, dye is only toxic, while it is drying. Tattoo pigment particles are quite inert.
> Tattoo pigment particles are quite inert.
Asbestos is quite inert, which is a good property for fire retardant materials to have. However it does have an unfortunate effect when inhaled.