It has not changed in over 400 million years. It never sleeps or rests. It is said to be "the perfect living machine". And, within the last decade, it has been found to hold the key to reversing cancer as well as numerous other major diseases. Sharks Don't Ger Cancer is the story of this amazing breakthrough. (Avery Publishing Group)
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio Cassette
Sharks do get Cancer. The use of Shark Cartilage as a cure for cancer is unfounded and the collection of Shark Cartilage is jeopardizing the ecosystem and hopes and finances of cancer patients. Please read the research about Shark Cartilage from George Washington University and John Hopkins University, both universities are very well know for their contributions to medical health.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Dr. Lane wrote this book so he could sell his shark cartilage. He wrote this book to sell a product that does not work. Sharks do get cancer, but incidences of cancer are much lower than in humans. The shark immune system may be better adapted to combat cancer. That does not justify grinding up shark cartilage and selling it. Dr. Lane's company sells the stuff for $130 a pound. I would reccomend reading "The Shark Chronicles" by John A. Musick. The book does a great job of describing this awe inspiring creatures.
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Eric Kent
Format:Paperback
Sharks don't get heartburn, athlete's foot or jock itch. So what?
This book is about bad science at its worst.
This book is about bad science at its worst.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible Book by a Shamelss Charlatan, but Basic Premise not Without Merit
March 14, 2013
Format:Paperback
I saw this book on a shelf at Barnes and Nobles and was immediately struck by its title. Curiosity and caffeine compelled me to pick it up. I knew that naked mole rats never develop cancer and crustaceans only rarely, so I assumed sharks were just another exception. I expected a dissertation on the genetic and biochemical differences between sharks and humans. I did not find this. I stood there and read it in the store, so I can't complain about wasting money on it.
While the title is false, the claim that shark cartilage has interesting pharmacological properties is true. I sincerely doubt any of the other reviewers, either those blindly in favor of or morally opposed to "alternative medicine," have bothered to even skim through the scientific literature. Yes, sharks do develop cancer, but this does not invalidate the fact that shark cartilage does indeed possess antioangiogenic properties and could, in theory, be used as a means of treating tumors.
Shark cartilage is absolutely worthless? A quick search for the key words in a peer-reviewed medical journal of repute will disprove this notion. Nota Bene: shark cartilage taken by mouth, in theory, should not exhibit any profound effects on tumor growth. Those who have recovered miraculously as a result of oral supplementation are probably experiencing a placebo effect or spontaneous remission (neither of which are at all abnormal).
While the title is false, the claim that shark cartilage has interesting pharmacological properties is true. I sincerely doubt any of the other reviewers, either those blindly in favor of or morally opposed to "alternative medicine," have bothered to even skim through the scientific literature. Yes, sharks do develop cancer, but this does not invalidate the fact that shark cartilage does indeed possess antioangiogenic properties and could, in theory, be used as a means of treating tumors.
Shark cartilage is absolutely worthless? A quick search for the key words in a peer-reviewed medical journal of repute will disprove this notion. Nota Bene: shark cartilage taken by mouth, in theory, should not exhibit any profound effects on tumor growth. Those who have recovered miraculously as a result of oral supplementation are probably experiencing a placebo effect or spontaneous remission (neither of which are at all abnormal).
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Eric Kent
Format:Audio Cassette
Sharks don't get heartburn, athlete's foot or jock itch. So what?
This book is about bad science at its worst.
This book is about bad science at its worst.
11 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Quit buying this junk that pseudoscientists are selling to make a quick buck.
Sharks do get cancer.
A scientific study done by researchers at the Mayo Clinc showed not only that this stuff doesn't work, but "toxicity related to shark cartilage resulted in significant trial drop out after one month."
Sharks do get cancer.
A scientific study done by researchers at the Mayo Clinc showed not only that this stuff doesn't work, but "toxicity related to shark cartilage resulted in significant trial drop out after one month."
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Scientific studies have been unable to provide any compelling evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of shark cartilage as a therapy for either curing or preventing cancer.
Yet because of the disinformation presented in books like this, cartilage, regardless of the facts, has become a staple among the myriad of phony miracle cancer cures that sick, desperate, and despairing cancer sufferers may be all too willing to try in the impossible hope that it will help them. Unfortunately, shark cartilage's efficacy as a treatment is rooted solely in the realm of pseudoscience and in the claims of snake oil salesmen like William Lane who sell it.
Even if sharks do have a natural immunity to cancer - a central premise of the book that has been shown to be false - who is to say that grinding them up and eating them would convey any benefit? Does eating poultry help us fly?
For those who are suffering from cancer, staking the money that it costs to purchase and ship this book doesn't seem to be any smarter than staking one's life on its claims by forgoing chemotherapy treatment for cartilage as a review below describes. Who wrote that review anyway? William Lane?
Yet because of the disinformation presented in books like this, cartilage, regardless of the facts, has become a staple among the myriad of phony miracle cancer cures that sick, desperate, and despairing cancer sufferers may be all too willing to try in the impossible hope that it will help them. Unfortunately, shark cartilage's efficacy as a treatment is rooted solely in the realm of pseudoscience and in the claims of snake oil salesmen like William Lane who sell it.
Even if sharks do have a natural immunity to cancer - a central premise of the book that has been shown to be false - who is to say that grinding them up and eating them would convey any benefit? Does eating poultry help us fly?
For those who are suffering from cancer, staking the money that it costs to purchase and ship this book doesn't seem to be any smarter than staking one's life on its claims by forgoing chemotherapy treatment for cartilage as a review below describes. Who wrote that review anyway? William Lane?
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By DeFex
Format:Paperback
My mother died of cancer, which might have been prevented if she hadn't believed in shark cartilidge bunk and used proper medicine instead.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
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There is not much to say here. Sharks do get cancer, both cancer patients and sharks lose from the myth that they do not. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ell
1.0 out of 5 stars
Remove product please
Amazon, please remove this product now. Dr. Lane is (actually was, he died this year) just a shill trying to sell a product that his company Lane Labs makes. Read more
Published 21 months ago by mcmurrak
1.0 out of 5 stars
Falsehoods and snake oil.
Sharks do get cancer. But, let's pretend like they didn't. How would grinding up their skeletal structure and eating it prevent you from getting it? Total bunk! Read more
Published on January 16, 2011 by Shane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read this book!
While publicly attempting to destroy the idea of shark cartilage and its anti-angiogenic properties, big-pharma has dumped billions into producing synthetic extracts of the active... Read more
Published on June 8, 2010 by Patrick K. Martin
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sharks DO get cancer!
Sharks do get cancer it is a fact. This book is a lie.
Don't let this book fool you into thinking you cant get cancer just because you eat a murdered shark fin, millions of... Read more
Don't let this book fool you into thinking you cant get cancer just because you eat a murdered shark fin, millions of... Read more
Published on June 13, 2008 by Steelbooth
5.0 out of 5 stars
book tells story of important tumor reducing process
This book is the story about how a reputable researcher (PhD in Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition from Rutgers University and MA in Nutrition Science from Cornell University)... Read more
Published on June 3, 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
book tells story of important tumor reducing process
This book is the story about how a reputable researcher (PhD in Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition from Rutgers University and MA in Nutrition Science from Cornell University)... Read more
Published on June 3, 2004
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