Joachim Schüz, Head of Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch at International Agency for Research on Cancer, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“World Hepatitis Day!
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) research shows that unsafe tattoo practices are an underestimated preventable risk factor of hepatitis B and C transmission, the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide.”
Title: Tattoo practices and risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in the French Constances study
Authors: Milena Foerster, Marie Zins, Marcel Goldberg, Céline Ribet, Sofiane Kab, Rachel D McCarty, Valerie McCormack, Khaled Ezzedine, Joachim Schüz
You can also read:
No Link Found Between Tattoos and Skin Cancer Risk – IARC/WHO
