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Can laser tattoo removal cause cancer?

October 25, 2017
Asked By:kp2017 in Florida, FL

I did laser tattoo removal on the back of my neck for 6 months & had my lymph nodes swell up the size of a golf ball. Now four months later I have a mass on my lymph node on my throat that is cancer. I believe it was caused from the laser tattoo removal treatment. What do you think?

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