February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness month and Dr. Juan Valle joins us as the Chief Medical Officer from the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation to talk about these rare cancers. Dr. Valle cites prevalence rates, distinguishes risk factors including regional-specific diets, illuminates novel treatment options and names common treatment effects. He graciously shares his research on medication efficiency in treating bile duct cancers and effortlessly manages to incorporate our pop-culture metaphors into a thought provoking  conversation centered on medical information. This month, we'll be donating a portion of the proceeds for the Cancer Awareness Series merch to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation.

Please follow the links to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation website and the Sick & Good Podcast website for merchandise:
https://cholangiocarcinoma.org/
https://sickandgood.com/home/shop/

Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness with Juan Valle, MD

Dustin Mesick, RDN and Colin Goodwin, PsyD are cancer survivors inspired by their personal experiences and incorporated this into their individual career paths in nutritional services and clinical psychology, respectively. The original concept to offer a support group that focused on body and mind was shifted with the emergence of the pandemic and evolved into the virtual platform of a podcast. In choosing the name of the podcast, Sick & Good Podcast was chosen as a double entendre, incorporating the last names of the co-hosts and promoting the possibility of a dialectical nature in physical illness (sick) and overall wellness (good). The mission statement for the Sick & Good Podcast states the purpose is to have conversations with medical and other healthcare professionals related to the cancer field on broad topics ranging from diagnosis to treatment and the recovery process with the hope to provide education and levity to cancer patients, survivors and other interested listeners.