Shark Cartilage Vitamins: Good Cure for Cancer

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Shark cartilage (tough elastic tissue that provides support, much as bone does) used for medicine comes primarily from sharks caught in the Pacific Ocean.

Shark cartilage is most famously used for cancer treatment, including a type of cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma, that is more common in people with HIV infection. Shark cartilage is also used for arthritis, psoriasis, wound healing, damage to the retina of the eye due to diabetes, and inflammation of the intestine (enteritis).

Shark Cartilage is a natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate, which is a key structural component in human cartilage. Chondroitin also plays an important role in the maintenance of joint cartilage

List of Uses for Shark Cartilage

In alternative medicine, shark cartilage is said to help with the following health problems:

• osteoarthritis
• ulcerative colitis
• glaucoma
• hemorrhoids
• inflammation
• macular degeneration
• osteoporosis

Health Benefits of Shark Cartilage

Preliminary studies suggest that shark cartilage may have some health benefits. Here's a glimpse at some key study findings on shark cartilage:

1) Cancer
Shark cartilage is said to be a good cure for cancer. Proponents suggest that shark cartilage can fight cancer by slowing or stopping the growth of blood vessels that tumors need to thrive.
So far, most of the studies showing anti-cancer benefits from shark cartilage have been conducted on animals and human cells. Several of these studies indicate that shark cartilage may act as an anti-angiogenic agent (a type of substance that stalls the growth of new blood vessels) and, in turn, inhibit the development of cancerous tumors.

Despite these preliminary findings, few clinical trials have demonstrated that shark cartilage may provide anti-cancer benefits. In a 2005 study published in the journal Cancer, for instance, researchers found that shark cartilage failed to improve survival in people with advanced cancer. For the study, 83 advanced-cancer patients were given either shark cartilage or a placebo in combination with standard care. Researchers found no difference in survival between the two groups. Shark cartilage also appeared to have no effect on quality of life.

2) Psoriasis

There's some evidence that shark cartilage shows promise in the treatment of psoriasis, however. For example, a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in 2002 found that AE-941 (a product containing shark cartilage extract) may help control psoriasis symptoms. The study involved 49 patients with psoriasis, each of whom received varying doses of AE-941 for 12 weeks. Results revealed that those given higher doses of AE-941 experienced significant improvements in several symptoms of psoriasis, including itching.