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Sharon Worcester

Sharon Worcester is an award-winning medical journalist for MDedge News. She has been with the company since 1996, first as the Southeast Bureau Chief (1996-2009) when the company was known as International Medical News Group, then as a freelance writer (2010-2015) before returning as a reporter in 2015. She previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter covering health and local government. Sharon currently reports primarily on oncology and hematology. She has a BA from Eckerd College and an MA in Mass Communication/Print Journalism from the University of Florida. Connect with her via LinkedIn and follow her on twitter @SW_MedReporter.

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CDC notes sharp declines in breast and cervical cancer screening

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 2, 2021

The new data come from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides cancer screening services to women with low...

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EC approves cemiplimab for advanced or metastatic BCC after HHI therapy

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 28, 2021

Cemiplimab immunotherapy is now approved in the European Union and the United States for certain BCCs, CSCCs, and NSCLCs.

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Rapid update to ASCO breast cancer guidelines after OlympiA data

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 22, 2021

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) now recommends offering 1 year of adjuvant...

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DCIS: Biosignature helps guide postlumpectomy decisions

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 22, 2021

The tool shows promise for identifying those whose cancer is likely to recur despite undergoing postlumpectomy radiotherapy.

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'Exciting': Olaparib benefit also in early BRCA+ breast cancer

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 4, 2021

Olaparib improved invasive and distant DFS when used following adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients...

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Drug combo disappoints as second-line therapy for advanced NSCLC with EGFR and T790M mutations

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 1, 2021

Adding bevacizumab to second-line osimertinib provided no benefit versus osimertinib alone for advanced non–...

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Poloxamer 188 disappoints for painful SCD vaso-occlusive episodes, study showsteaser

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: May 27, 2021

Findings from a phase 3 trial failed to support those from a prior study showing that poloxamer 188 shortened painful vaso-occlusive episodes in...

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Cervical cancer rates fall, but other HPV cancers increase

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: May 21, 2021

There was an overall 1.3% annual increase in oropharyngeal, anal, rectal, and vulvar cancers in women, and a 2.3...

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Does surgery for colorectal liver metastases release tumor cells?

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: May 13, 2021

About 70% of patients experience hepatic or extrahepatic recurrence after conventional hepatectomy, according to...

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Hyperprogression on immunotherapy: When outcomes are much worse

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 30, 2021

Oncologists now accept that hyperprogression on immunotherapy, in which a patient fares much worse than expected...

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Frontline brentuximab vedotin shows promise in high-risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 21, 2021

“The favorable safety and toxicity profile of Bv in combination with chemotherapy for high-risk pediatric...

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FDA approves frontline immunotherapy for gastric cancers

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 16, 2021

Nivolumab is now approved for the frontline treatment of advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal...

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ZUMA-2, TRANSCEND data pique interest in earlier CAR T for R/R MCL

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 15, 2021

The efficacy in these studies is notable considering the challenges of treating mantle cell lymphoma patients...

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Palliative care helpful but underutilized for blood cancer patients

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 8, 2021

Palliative care improved several outcome measures and should be used early and often in patients with...

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Study: Good overall survival in older patients after liver transplant for HCC

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Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 1, 2021

Transplant in carefully selected patients “can be justified in older age groups and provide clinically...

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