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Here is another cancer cure supplement story. Can shark cartilage shrink cancer? Cartilages are semi-soft, elastic tissues found in most animals and humans ,devoid of blood vessels. Sharks skeletons are wholly cartilage. Shark cartilage are harvested, pulverized and packaged into capsules. They are sold as dietary supplement and sadly as anticancer pills.

What kick started this idea?

How is shark cartilage related to cancer? It started when doctor John Prudden utilized cow cartilage to heal surgical wounds in the early 1950s possibly with some success. Next, he experimented with cancer patients and had 50 percent unconfirmed positive responses. Recently, Tiger Woods’ physician used similar technique to heal his worn out knee. But what really sensationalized shark cartilage is the book by William Lane PhD “Sharks don’t get Cancer” . This is a bogus claim. Sharks, as scientific studies revealed, do get cancer. more…