People with tattoos have been urged to take three steps to protect themselves

Experts have issued a cancer warning to anyone with a tattoo after finding a 29% higher risk of developing melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer often linked to ultraviolet (UV) exposure. New research found people with tattoos have a higher risk of dangerous melanoma, but no higher risk of the less dangerous carcinoma .

Christel Nielsen, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University, said: "D despite their popularity, scientists still do not know whether tattoos have any impact on health, or how any potential effects might unfold over time. Epidemiologists are now trying to answer these questions.

"The work is challenging because people who choose to get tattoos often differ from those who do not in

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