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Jobs3@aol.com wrote:
Shark Schmark!Ben Lee, Beware the Nay sayers !!!! Beware the Aye sayers also.
Ben Lee wrote:
Does anyone know anything about shark cartilage? Is this stuff really
good for cancer? Is it for prevention or is it for cure? Who has
used this stuff? Or is this more quackery?If this is really legit, where do you buy it? what dosage does one
take? What is the commercial name of the product? Do you get it in
pharmacies, health stores or what?Is there any writing on this subject on the web? is there any books
on its effectiveness?
---------------------------------------------------Hank replies ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hi Ben. From my readings on the matter, I have seen many interesting claims
for shark cartilage that seem reasonable but I believe that it has not been
proven to the satisfaction of some in the medical and FDA communities.BUT - THAT DOES NOT DISPROVE IT !!!
Someone said a few months ago that there is a big test going on in some
hospital in Hackensack NJ on the liquid version. Haven't seen any more on it
since then.Someone responded to you saying
" ... There is no evidence that Shark Cartilage either prevents or has any
effect on cancer. "Ben, this is unmitigated bullshit.
I can't understand the motivation of people who make such ex-cathedra comments
when other people have their lives and sanity in the balance.If there were no evidence, the ongoing tests would not be ongoing! FDA and
NCI and other reputable concerns do not test 'dog doo' on a whim. They check
out stuff that seems promising! Well, they are checking out shark cartilage.
So, it follows that they think it may be promising. DUH ! There is a lot of
evidence that shark cartilage may be beneficial, but it has not been
corroborated satisfactorily as far as FDA and others are concerned. So their
approach is Caveat Emptor, buyer beware.Shark cartilage has been documented in many circumstances to have reduced,
stopped, reversed and even killed, cancer growths. But we need to know if the
procedures for the tests and other experiences were properly done to determine
the extent to which we can rely on the information.Someone responded … " There are several companies that sell it as a
cure/preventive...hold onto your wallet! The National Cancer Institute is
considering conducting a study to see if there is ANY effect of shark
cartilage on cancer or the immune system. That study is about two years away.
">From the little exposure I have had, it seems that oncologists basically tell
their patients that they do not think that shark cartilage is worth using, but
what the hell, if they want to try it, go ahead because it does not seem to do
any harm and ???Well, Ben, if the NCI is considering conducting a study …
unless you know you or your loved one is not going to get any worse over the
next 2 to 4 years,and if shark cartilage is not harmful to anything but the pocketbook,
and if you can afford it,
it is one of the least controversial alternative approaches you can take to
supplement the "normal" approaches which are designed to kill your body cells
in a manner such that they hope to kill more of the cancer cells faster than
the healthy ones.Seems that the "almost kill the patient", conventional approaches make
alternative treatments seem less crazy after all.Ben, I agree that one should first pursue traditional medicine approaches but
do not let the nay sayers take away any other hope you may find.For example, saying that "alternatives are risky … some do help, others are
pure "snake oil". Buyer beware." seems to me to be a very damaging way to
advise someone.It is a meaningless sentence.
Think about it. Alternatives are risky … does this mean all alternatives are
risky, some are risky, what??? Then saying "some do help, others are pure
"snake oil" sounds dramatic but does not help at all.Ok, so which ones are risky? Is shark cartilage risky? I don't think so,
unless the user is so dumb that he/she forgoes all other conventional
treatments relying on this as yet unverified approach.Ben, I do not know. If I had cancer I would take Essaic Tea, shark cartilage,
Noni Juice and loads of vitamins and would eat a healthy diet oriented to
fight cancer. But, my main thrust would be in the chemo and radiation realms.The alternatives like Noni, shark Cartilage, Essaic tea and others I mentioned
seem to at least fall into the caveat mandated by the Hippocratic Oath being
to "Do No Harm".So, Shark, Noni, Essaic, macro - etc., have not been proven to the
satisfaction of some in the medical and FDA communities, but that does not
disprove anything. Nothing is proven until it is proven. Wow, what a
concept. It is as simple as that.A few months ago, someone said that there is a big test going on in Hackensack
NJ on the liquid shark cartilage version. Well, someone is spending money to
check this stuff out. So, avoid the nay sayers and don't believe all the
sales hype either. But if you can spare the money, better to have wasted some
and done no harm than to wait for the verification and miss the cure.Ben, it seems that you are looking for a concrete answer. There is not a
concrete answer right now.Good luck. If you are still looking for answers, let's hope that the person
who mentioned the Hackensack testing will come back on line and tell us how to
get more information on it.Ii guess you have called 1-800-4CANCER, if not, please do so and ask about
this topic.Have a good day Ben.
Hank
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