Treatment doses can be large, though necessary to achieve quick results. For more information concerning example doses for various treatments, see Sample Clinical Results , later in this report. Other benefits that have developed from the consumption of shark cartilage include anti-inflammatory uses such as for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and psoriasis, and for increasing the ability of the immune system and its functions. To better understand how well shark cartilage works we need to look at sharks, their cartilage, and the theory of how it works against cancer. Sharks have no bones whatsoever, only cartilage.
Cartilage comprises a large percentage of a shark's body.
No blood vessels are in cartilage. The importance of this will be apparent in further reading. The ash is mostly calcium and phosphorus. The protein contains the factors that inhibit cancer growth. The carbohydrates are mostly composed of mucopolysaccharides, the ingredients that provide the immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.