# Scientists explore chemistry of tattoo inks amid growing safety concerns

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**Category:** Health & Diet\
**Tags:** via-ars-technica\
**Created:** [26 August 2022 01:12 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/scientists-explore-chemistry-of-tattoo-inks-amid-growing-safety-concerns/70685 "2022-08-26T01:12:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [10 September 2022 01:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/scientists-explore-chemistry-of-tattoo-inks-amid-growing-safety-concerns/70685/3 "2022-09-10T01:00:22Z")

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I love tattoos but this is one of the reasons I won’t get one.

One of my neighbours was diagnosed with terminal cancer and she said when they biopsied her lymph nodes they found tattoo ink in them. She said she regretted having hers (even though she didn’t have many)…

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