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There is absolutely no way that they can take enough statistics to prove that there's no increased cancer risk. i don't think we even know whether regular tatt

• refurb 11y ago
  We don't know a 100% whether current tattoo inks causes cancer, but we have a pretty good body of evidence to suggest they don't. Most tattoo inks are pretty old compounds whose toxicity has been tested (e.g. black ink is carbon black).
• TheSpiceIsLife 11y ago
  How common is cancer in Australia? In 2016, it is estimated that the risk of an individual being diagnosed with cancer by their 85th birthday will be 1 in 2 (1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females).[1] According to at least one source[2] 14.5% of Australians have a tattoo. I'm going to go with tattoo ink not being a major cause of cancer. If it were you would expect to see more skin cancers local to the tattoo, or some other particular type of cancer more common among those with tattoos. I think we've got bigger problems than any potential cancer risk form tattoos. Bigger problems like alcohol, cigarettes, benzene in petrol, vehicle exhaust, combustion of coal for electricity, consumption of processed meats - these are all known carcinogens[3]. 1. https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/what-cancer/cancer-australia-statistics https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/what-cancer/c... 2. http://www.disappearink.com.au/post/tattoo-statistics-australia/ http://www.disappearink.com.au/post/tattoo-statistics-austra... 3. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/generalinformationaboutcarcinogens/known-and-probable-human-carcinogens http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/g...