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Tattoos seem to have become part of the celebrity lifestyle. Many people regard it as a means to reflect the identity. However, tattooing was found to trigger attacks of skin cancer.

Agency for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has even issued a warning to those who like to tattoo her body. In a recent study found rats as subjects suffering from skin cancer after partial skin tattooed.

The FDA describes the substance benzo (a) pyrene contained black ink tattoos may increase the risk of skin cancer. While the tattoo ink colors, contain lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, titanium and other heavy metals that can trigger allergies or various diseases.

"The short answer is we do not know whether the chemicals in the tattoo ink is a health hazard. We were advised to think carefully before deciding to tattoo your body," says Harvard University's Master of Environmental Epidemiology.