Dank took expert advice on peptides

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Sports scientist ... Stephen Dank admits to offering Jon Mannah peptides. Source: James Croucher / News Limited

Controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank has stated that an oncologist advised him it was safe to administer Cronulla forward Jon Mannah with peptides.

Mr Dank said he was outraged by revelations about Cronulla's independent report suggesting the club's 2011 supplement program may have accelerated Mannah's condition of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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In a statement to the Nine Network, Dank said: "I feel terribly sorry for what the Mannah family is going through right now. I can't imagine their pain.

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"I'm outraged at the suggestion that I accelerated or contributed to his death.

"I was aware of what Jon's condition was. I definitely did not put him in a position where he could be harmed.

"I checked with oncologists about what effects peptides would have on his condition. I was assured they were safe for him to use.

"Like all players, Jon was given full information about what he was doing and it was his decision whether or not to take part.

"What has been reported and implied today is horrifying and untrue. My lawyers will follow this up in the strongest possible way."

Earlier on Friday, Parramatta co-captain Tim Mannah expressed his family's disappointment at reports linking his brother's cancer battle with alleged peptide use at the Sharks.

Serious doubts also emerged on Friday about the link between peptide use and the increased likelihood of a relapse or onset of lymphoma.

Leading cancer expert Professor Robert Baxter described the link as "tenuous at best".

According to Baxter, children undergoing treatment for leukemia are occasionally treated with growth hormones to help give them normal growth.

Professor Baxter described that process as "highly controversial" but stressed there was no evidence that there was any risk - and pointed out peptide injections would promote even less potential risk.

"That's when the link is getting totally tenuous," Professor Baxter, from the Kolling Institute, at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital, said.

"You could then say that theoretically this growth hormone could then make the body produce insulin-like growth factors and they could stimulate the cancer growth.

"It's a very long bow to draw, a really a tenuous link and a theoretical argument you could construct.

"But I'm saying there is no evidence that it's a genuine risk."

Mannah was initially diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2009, suffered a relapse in 2011 and died in January.

Jon Mannah's brother Tim also released a statement on behalf of his family yesterday which read in part: "On behalf of my family I would like to say how disappointed we all are by the reports that have been published today.

"My brother Johnny was a wonderful man and never would have knowingly consented to taking a banned substance. He was very careful about everything he did that may affect his health.

"Johnny's integrity speaks for itself. My family and I would also like to use this opportunity to offer our full support to Trent Elkin. Trent has had a long and trusted relationship with me, my brother and our family and what has transpired over the last day has not changed that.

"We know Trent does not condone the use of illegal substances and would have never knowingly done anything that would cause one of his players or Jon harm.

"In celebrating my brother Johnny's life we have made every attempt to be open with everyone. We would ask the media to respect our privacy."

The Sharks' independent review was prepared by former ASADA deputy chair Tricia Kavanagh and then reviewed by the Cronulla club's lawyer Darren Kane.

Mr Kane reported back to the club with legal issues relating to Ms Kavanagh's report, which is when the Sharks were first made aware of concerns surrounding Mannah.

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