Missing Script · Evidence for living with illness
What else belongs in the treatment conversation?
Nutrition. Movement. Sleep. Mind–body care. The evidence for overlooked approaches, the limits of what we know, and better questions to bring to your care team.
Starting with cancer. Asking questions that matter across chronic disease.
FEATURED EVIDENCE REVIEW
Ivermectin and Cancer: The Laboratory Evidence, Human Data, Risks and Current Trials
A comprehensive review of laboratory findings, preliminary human data, case reports, publication concerns, serious harms and registered trials.
FEATURED ARTICLE · NUTRITION
October 10, 2026
Ensure, Boost or Kate Farms? A Practical Cancer Nutrition Shake Guide
Compare 13 nutrition formulas, explore plant-based choices, count calories and protein, calculate BMI, and tell us what you would want from a better oncology shake.
SPECIAL BLOG FEATURE · CANNABIS & ONCOLOGY
Cannabis & Oncology: Symptoms, Safety, Dosing and Clinical Trials
THC and CBD in cancer care: the evidence for nausea, pain, appetite and sleep; what we know about topicals; dosing conversations, interactions, legal access and human clinical trials.
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LATEST ARTICLE
Cancer Fatigue: What to Check Before Adding Another Supplement
Persistent cancer fatigue deserves a tailored evaluation, not a reflex supplement. What to check, what randomized trials support, and when to seek help.
Recent articles
Numb Feet and Hands During Cancer Treatment: A Practical Safety Plan
Neuropathy is more than pain. A practical safety guide to protecting balance and daily function, reporting symptoms early, and interpreting the human evidence.
Losing Weight During Cancer Treatment: Why a Dietitian Can Help Early
What a randomized study of individualized dietary counseling tells us about weight loss, nutrition support, and asking for help early during cancer treatment.
Duloxetine for Aromatase-Inhibitor Joint Pain: How Much Benefit?
A randomized breast cancer trial found a modest average reduction in aromatase-inhibitor joint pain with duloxetine—but more side effects. What the evidence means alongside exercise and acupuncture.
Mushrooms and Cancer: Evidence, Safety, Symptoms and Clinical Trials
A comprehensive review of turkey tail, reishi, shiitake, AHCC, maitake, lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps, white-button mushrooms and psilocybin: human evidence, negative trials, safety and current research.
Cannabis & Oncology: Symptoms, Safety, Dosing and Clinical Trials
A special evidence guide to THC and CBD in cancer care: nausea, pain, appetite, sleep, topicals, dosing discussions, interactions, legal access and clinical trials.
Probiotics, Prebiotics and Cancer: What the Human Evidence Shows
A guide to probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics during cancer treatment and survivorship, the prevention evidence, and emerging links between diet, microbial toxins and young-onset colorectal cancer.
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Breast cancer · Colorectal cancer · Pancreatic cancer · Lung cancer · Ovarian cancer · Across cancer types
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Neuropathy · Joint pain · Symptom monitoring · Fatigue · Nausea and vomiting · Sleep and insomnia · Anxiety and distress · Nutrition and weight loss
Browse the growing collection by cancer type, symptom or question.
The podcast · First season coming soon
More room for the conversation.
From daily life during treatment to supplements, movement and technology. Six conversations in the works.
Explore all upcoming episodes →The Missing Script in Cancer Care
Supplements During Cancer: Helpful, Harmful or Hype?
Movement Is Medicine
Movement and nutrition
EXERCISE · COLORECTAL CANCER
Exercise After Colon Cancer: The Evidence Deserves a Bigger Conversation
The CHALLENGE trial moved exercise beyond general wellness advice. What it showed, who it studied, and why access to support matters.
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NUTRACEUTICALS · FATIGUE
American Ginseng for Cancer Fatigue: A Signal Worth Reading Carefully
A randomized trial and ASCO–SIO guidance give American ginseng a place in the fatigue conversation. The timing, formulation and limits matter.
Read the review →
NUTRACEUTICALS · NAUSEA
Ginger for Chemotherapy Nausea: What the Studies Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
Ginger has been studied as an addition to anti-nausea medication. A positive trial is worth discussing without turning it into a replacement for established care.
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EVIDENCE REVIEW · OCTOBER 2, 2026
Neuropathy, Alpha-Lipoic Acid and the Search for Something That Helps
Alpha-lipoic acid, supplements and integrative approaches: what helps, what remains uncertain, and what could hurt.
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EVIDENCE REVIEW · OCTOBER 2, 2026
L-Glutamine and Pancreatic Cancer: A Surprising Signal, Still an Open Question
A surprising pancreatic cancer trial—and the comparison we still need.
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EVIDENCE REVIEW · OCTOBER 2, 2026
Tart Cherry and Breast Cancer Joint Pain: Worth a Closer Look
Joint pain during aromatase inhibitor treatment: a small trial worth reading carefully.
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EVIDENCE REVIEW · OCTOBER 2, 2026
Before the Supplement Search Spiral: Two NCI Resources Worth Knowing
Two NCI resources for a better conversation about supplements and natural-products research.
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Meet the voice behind Missing Script
Hi, I’m Sid.
I’m Sidharth Anand, MD, MBA, a medical oncologist focused on gastrointestinal cancers. Missing Script is where I explore the evidence around nutrition, movement, sleep and supportive care—with curiosity, practical questions and room for uncertainty.
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