Dr. Molina urged people to be aware of one thing amid a wave of research that determines many trends between tattoos and cancer
A dermatologist has shed light on one of the tattoos that can interfere with the diagnosis of cancer. Dr. Anna Molina moved from the Jiminiz Diaz Foundation to social media to exchange her point of view, and urged people to be careful of one thing.
“What they can do is to interfere in the diagnosis of cancer, especially skin cancer. Imagine a dark tattoo.” “Do you know them? A complete black or negative tattoo, where the drawing is the part that does not include – the white part, right?
“Well, if you get skin cancer there, I will not be able to diagnose it. In other words, you cannot see anything; it's a sea of black ink. The same if you get a tattoo on the head of the moles, so we always recommend that tattoo artists leave some distance between the tattoo and your tattoo.
“In addition, we know that your body re -absorbs all this ink. It is true that when the lymph nodes of skin cancer were removed for their study, I saw black black in the lymph node and thought,” ah, a mileuma tumor? “.
Dr. Molina's ideas come amid a wave research that defines other trends related to tattoos and cancer. This includes a study published by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) last month, which stumbled on the long -term effects of ink injection.
By evaluating data from thousands of twins, scientists claimed that people with tattoos were more likely to skin cancer and lymphoma compared to those who have no ink. The authors wrote: “As for skin cancer and lymphatic tumor, a growing risk of tattoos is found greater than the palm of the hand.
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“[Our] The study indicates an increase in the risk of lymphoma and skin cancer between appealed individuals, through two designs: a group of twins and the study of Cotoin.
“We are concerned that the tattoo ink that interacts with the surrounding cells may have severe consequences. Studies that determine the causes of cancer caused by tattoo ink are recommended to benefit from public health.”
The lymph nodes, despite their small size, play an important role in the body's immune system, the auxiliary in the infection and other harmful substances. Experts believe that when the tattoo ink penetrates the skin, it may lead to “chronic inflammation” of the lymph nodes.
This worker can lead to abnormal cell growth, which increases the risk of cancer over time. “We can see that ink molecules accumulate in the lymph nodes, and we doubt that the body considers it foreign materials,” said Professor Henrik Friedrixen of SDU.
The interpretation of the university adds: “This may mean that the immune system is constantly trying to respond to ink, and we do not yet know whether this continuous strain can weaken the lymph nodes function or have other health consequences.
“The study of this link is difficult because cancer may take years to develop it. This means that exposure in young people may only lead to disease after decades, which makes it difficult to measure the direct effect.”
As the researchers note, there is still a great degree of uncertainty surrounding these directions and accurate operations. Scientists now aim to go into the effects of ink molecules on the “molecular level” and explore the relationship between specified tattoo types and cancer.
“In our study, we do not see a clear link between the occurrence of cancer and the specified ink colors, but this does not mean that the color is not relevant,” added Professor Signe Bedsted Clemmensen.
“We know from other studies that ink can contain potential harmful substances, for example, red ink often leads to allergic reactions. This is a field that we would like to explore more. We want to gain a better understanding of biological mechanisms – what happens in the lymph nodes when they are exposed to ink molecules over decades? This can help us to assess if there are real health risks.
