So today's facts continue kn the cancer topic. Ever heard that sharks don't get cancer? This is a big drive behind mass fishing of sharks to make "medicine" to "cure cancer". It's especially popular in traditional chinese medicine, but IT'S ALL LIES. Thread.

So sharks do get cancer (see picture of great white with tomour). They do APPEAR to be more resistant to it, which would be pretty cool. Research is ongoing to see how the molecular mechanism of that resistance works so that we can try to develop new medicines.

Sharks are amazing ancient animals that have been around for over 400 million years. They're also fast healers, which is also interesting. The biology behind their efficient healing and potential resistance to cancer definitely needs more research.