{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"What '75% Increased Risk' Really Means - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M0Umy3XOJQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/what-75-increased-risk-really-means\/\">What &#8216;75% Increased Risk&#8217; Really Means<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/what-75-increased-risk-really-means\/embed\/#?secret=M0Umy3XOJQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What &#8216;75% Increased Risk&#8217; Really Means&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"M0Umy3XOJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Anti-sun groups have been parroting a message from the World Health Organization in honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Their message is \u201cuse of sunbeds before the age of 35 is associated with a 75 percent increase in the risk of\u00a0melanoma.\u201d This is a grossly misleading statistic, as NaturalNews.com points out: In an article for Wilmington's\u00a0News Journal, AHCJ member Hiran Ratnayake reviewed the research\u00a0that led to the oft-quoted statistic of 75 percent increased\u00a0risk. He found that a review of research from a number of different studies did indeed find an average 75 percent increase in those who used\u00a0tanning\u00a0beds. But the original risk was so low (roughly two-tenths of 1 percent) that even a 75 percent increase means a final risk still well under 1 percent. \u201cThe sun scare industry uses trumped up statistics like these to frighten people into using their products and services,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joe Levy said. \u201cIt\u2019s a misleading and deceitful tactic.\u201d Read the full article at NaturalNews.com.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/skincancerexaggerated.jpg"}