Myth: Sharks don’t get cancer
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Reality: Sharks do get cancer, but not very often. Sharks have a compound called an “angiogenin inhibitor” that reduces a tumor’s ability to form blood vessels for processing waste products.
Source: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/25-popular-science-myths-debunked/