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Tattoo ink can contain cancer causing chemicals that mutate in sunlight or are so small they can get into cells, experts warn
Researchers found that nearly half of tattoo inks contain azo-compounds, which can degenerate under ultra-violet light into a chemical that could cause cancer
Many also contained particles small enough to get into a cell's nucleus and trigger cancerous mutations
About three in ten Americans have tattoos, estimates suggest, but the industry is largely unmonitored by regulators
Blue and green tattoo dyes are already banned by regulators in the EU over potential cancer concerns
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:40 EDT, 24 August 2022 | Updated: 18:03 EDT, 24 August 2022
Tattoo ink may contain toxic cancer-causing chemicals, a new study finds.
Scientists at State University of New York (SUNY) found that nearly half of a 56-sample of tattoo inks they investigated had azo-compounds, which degenerate under ultra-violet light — emitted in sunlight — into cancer-causing chemicals.
Many also contained particles below 100 nanometers (nm) in size, which they said could get into a cell's nucleus and trigger cancerous mutations.
The tattoo industry is largely unmonitored in the United States, researchers say, despite up to three in ten Americans having one. In Europe blue and green pigments have now been outlawed over concerns they could cause cancer.
Someone getting a tattoo is already at risk of a bacterial infection because the skin is breached, or contracting a bloodborne disease — like hepatitis B and C — if equipment is not cleaned properly. Over time, recipients may also develop nodules or granulomas around the tattoo or scar tissue...
Tattoo ink can contain cancer causing chemicals that mutate in sunlight or are so small they can get into cells, experts warn
Researchers found that nearly half of tattoo inks contain azo-compounds, which can degenerate under ultra-violet light into a chemical that could cause cancer
Many also contained particles small enough to get into a cell's nucleus and trigger cancerous mutations
About three in ten Americans have tattoos, estimates suggest, but the industry is largely unmonitored by regulators
Blue and green tattoo dyes are already banned by regulators in the EU over potential cancer concerns
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:40 EDT, 24 August 2022 | Updated: 18:03 EDT, 24 August 2022
Tattoo ink may contain toxic cancer-causing chemicals, a new study finds.
Scientists at State University of New York (SUNY) found that nearly half of a 56-sample of tattoo inks they investigated had azo-compounds, which degenerate under ultra-violet light — emitted in sunlight — into cancer-causing chemicals.
Many also contained particles below 100 nanometers (nm) in size, which they said could get into a cell's nucleus and trigger cancerous mutations.
The tattoo industry is largely unmonitored in the United States, researchers say, despite up to three in ten Americans having one. In Europe blue and green pigments have now been outlawed over concerns they could cause cancer.
Someone getting a tattoo is already at risk of a bacterial infection because the skin is breached, or contracting a bloodborne disease — like hepatitis B and C — if equipment is not cleaned properly. Over time, recipients may also develop nodules or granulomas around the tattoo or scar tissue...