Monday, February 4, 2013

Tattoos may increase risk of skin cancer: Doctors | ummid.com

Tattoos may increase risk of skin cancer: Doctors | ummid.com
"The equipment used in tattooing and body piercing, if contaminated with infected blood, can risk transmission of blood-borne viruses such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C and various skin cancers like squamous cell, carcinoma and melanoma," Dr. D.J.S Tula, consultant plastic surgeon at Delhi's B.L.K. Hosptial, told IANS.