Is it true that tatoo can give you cancer?


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No I'm a nurse, and the only skin cancers I have seen are from the sun. There might be a renal problem from too much ink in the skin if you have laser surgery to try and get rid of tattoos - as the ink is washed into the lymph (drainage) system and intot he blood and is filtered out of the body by the kidneys. But no skin cancer from modern inks. The red pigment years ago used to be made of mercury - no that is toxic! But even then, I have not seen cancerous old tattoos - only horrible old faded ones!
no, they're hypoallergenic.


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