Tattoo Inks and Cancer Link - Page 2

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

Lol! I'm 62 and got my first set of two tatoos a few months ago. If we were to believe everything they say is cancerous, we'd all be gone already. Live, love, laugh.

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20sally · ‎07-12-2013

@Mominohio wrote:
Hadn't heard this, but I guess it doesn't surprise me.

I don't see the fascination with tattoos either, and I guess I believe what my dad (who was very ill my whole childhood) used to say. He would say that he was getting stuck with enough needles from testing and treatments before the end of his life, he wasn't going to do it for tattoos.

Very good point.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

I wouldn't be surprised by the link. Dyes are a foreign object in the body and will give the immune system a harder job.

Saw a granny the other day with very crepey skin. She had a tatoo on her upper arm and it didn't have definition or identifiable symbols due to her age/crepey skin. It was just a smear around her upper arm. Needless to say, it looked awful and didn't help her aging looks.

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maestra · ‎03-09-2010

A tattooed rosebud applied at age 20 can look like a bowl of potpourri by age 60.

CaryH · ‎05-02-2010

I am VERY happily tattooed and I can't wait to get a few more that I want. I'm gonna die eventually so I live the way I want and if I want tattoos then I'll get them.

I don't judge people with or without tattoos. Gay or straight. Black or white or anything in between.

Life really is too short in the grand scheme of things. Live responsibily but with flair.

There is just NO WAY anyone can avoid everything that is bad for them.

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

I have ink and know many who do, especially as it's now considered "no big deal" by the masses. I've heard about this for decades and understand that two things played a part back in the day:

1) They type of needle and application of ink

2) The type of ink used.

I can absolutely see how that can happen as well as Hepatitis C. However, inks and dyes are used medically and flushed into us internally without a care. My son has a dye injected into his brain every few months. When I asked about cancer risks, NOT ONE DOCTOR said it was an issue. That chemical is in him for hours at a time. No, it's not permanent but having ink placed in a small spot on a foot in the same way a cut would damage the skin..... I'm more worried about the dye sitting in his brain, to be honest.

In the end, we all gonna wind up on a cold slab. I'm not going to worry about the "chance" at this point in my life of ink being linked to cancer.

Say Nay · ‎03-12-2010

The phrase "may cause cancer" has always appeared in articles I've read that try to link cancer and tattoos.

If you have a science based article from a reputable publication I would like to read it. TIA.

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colliegirls · ‎05-13-2012

I just read that article yesterday. It makes sense to me, anything foreign that gets into the body can affect it.

Yardlie · ‎03-10-2010

@colliegirls wrote:
I just read that article yesterday. It makes sense to me, anything foreign that gets into the body can affect it.

@colliegirls ... I know what you are saying, but everything is foreign to the body, so I guess that means we should follow the old adage..."Everything in moderation."

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WSfan · ‎03-09-2010

I am pretty sure that the type of dyes used in medical testing, are completely different than the ones used for tattoos. Also, those are flushed from your body fairly quickly. The dye from a skin tattoo is there permanently.