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föstudagur, desember 03, 2004

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[Gary K. Ostrander, alvöru vísindamaður]

Shark Cartilage Cancer 'Cure' Shows Danger Of Pseudoscience

The rising popularity of shark cartilage extract as an anti-cancer treatment is a triumph of marketing and pseudoscience over reason, with a tragic fallout for both sharks and humans, according to a Johns Hopkins biologist writing in the Dec. 1 issue of Cancer Research.

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"Since shark cartilage has been promoted as a cancer cure, not only has there has been a measurable decline in shark populations, but cancer patients also have been diverted from proven, effective treatments," said Gary K. Ostrander, a research professor in the departments of Biology and Comparative Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University.

posted by Björn Darri at 11:34 f.h.

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