Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking
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The UK's Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) retracted a claim made in January that sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking in terms of cancer risk. This misleading comparison was shared by health officials and on social media, but fact-checking organization Full Fact pointed out the inaccuracy, noting that smoking causes significantly more cancer cases. Cancer Research UK estimates smoking causes approximately 80 times more cancer cases than sunbeds in the UK. The DHSC corrected its posts on social media in March after intervention from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), who emphasized the importance of accurate statistical communication by public bodies. The DHSC stated that sunbed use is dangerous.
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