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Shark News 9: June 1997
Shark Cartilage Ineffective as Cancer Treatment
On 19 May 1997, results of a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Denver, CO, concluded that shark cartilage was inactive in patients with advanced stages of breast, colon, lung, and prostate cancer. [Midwestern Regional Medical Center press release.]

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