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Could a Tattoo Raise Your Risk of Skin Cancer? Twin Studies Suggest a Link.


A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings.

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