Sharks do get cancer; cartilage cure relies on wishful thinking
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I. William Lane and Linda Comac believe that people can treat cancer by eating cartilage from sharks. However, people would have to consume several hundred pounds of cartilage before seeing results, and research shows that sharks can develop cancer in the cartilage.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
Care and treatment, Usage, Diseases, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Sharks, Cartilage
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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Fetal checkup
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Research teams from Japan and California have independently demonstrated a less risky way of obtaining fetal cells. Their techniques center on the isolation of fetal immature red blood cells.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
Research, Methods, Fetal monitoring, Blood cells
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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