my friends and I were discussing allergies over lunch today, and we noted that there are so many kids these days with peanut allergies -almost allof our kids are in class with at least one peanut allergy person. Nothing new there. But then the woman who is a nurse on the oncology ward at the University of Michigan children's Hospital (MOTTS) noted that they never have to deal with the peanut allergy issue up there.
So wait, kids with peanut allergy don't end up on the cancer ward. Hmmmm.
so I googled "peanuts cause cancer" and found this on the website of an organic peanut product seller:
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Finally, when peanuts grow, they can harbor a carcinogenic mold that contains aflatoxin. This goes for conventional and organic peanuts. In fact, peanut farmers have a disproportionately high rate of cancer. This mold grows on peanuts, pecans, pistachios, grains, soybeans, spices, walnuts and it can even grow on milk in warm humid soils. Aflatoxin is known to cause liver cancer.
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so now I'm wondering if our idle lunchtime banter has led to a major medical breakthrough?
but seriously.....could there be anything in this?