How common is cancer in Australia?<p><i>In 2016, it is estimated that the risk of an individual being diagnosed with cancer by their 85th birthday will be 1 in 2 (1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females).</i>[1]<p>According to at least one source[2] 14.5% of Australians have a tattoo.<p>I&#x27;m going to go with tattoo ink <i>not</i> being a major cause of cancer. If it were you would expect to see more skin cancers local to the tattoo, or some other particular type of cancer more common among those with tattoos.<p>I think we&#x27;ve got bigger problems than any potential cancer risk form tattoos. Bigger problems like alcohol, cigarettes, benzene in petrol, vehicle exhaust, combustion of coal for electricity, consumption of processed meats - these are all <i>known</i> carcinogens[3].<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;canceraustralia.gov.au&#x2F;affected-cancer&#x2F;what-cancer&#x2F;cancer-australia-statistics" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;canceraustralia.gov.au&#x2F;affected-cancer&#x2F;what-cancer&#x2F;c...</a><p>2. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.disappearink.com.au&#x2F;post&#x2F;tattoo-statistics-australia&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.disappearink.com.au&#x2F;post&#x2F;tattoo-statistics-austra...</a><p>3. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cancer.org&#x2F;cancer&#x2F;cancercauses&#x2F;othercarcinogens&#x2F;generalinformationaboutcarcinogens&#x2F;known-and-probable-human-carcinogens" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cancer.org&#x2F;cancer&#x2F;cancercauses&#x2F;othercarcinogens&#x2F;g...</a>