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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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COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients: NCCN outlines priorities

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 1, 2021

Recommended timing of vaccination varies based on cancer and treatment type.

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Most common cancer diagnosis globally: Breast surpasses lung

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 17, 2020

Breast cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, but lung cancer remains the leading overall...

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Breast cancer survival disparities: Need to address obesity

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 11, 2020

Higher rates of obesity and comorbidities in Black women with early breast cancer may explain the differences in...

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VTE prophylaxis is feasible, effective in some high-risk cancer patients

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 4, 2020

Risk scores can identify patients at high risk for VTE, and treatments that are effective and associated with...

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Factor XI inhibitor–based anticoagulation strategies gain ground

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 18, 2020

“When we compare the FXI inhibitors with existing anticoagulants, we don’t necessarily want to go up against the DOACs.”

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Immunotherapy for ALL: Roles emerge in R/R disease, MRD+ disease

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 17, 2020

“Another very exciting development is that these immunotherapies are now demonstrating efficacy and increased tolerability over chemotherapy in...

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Beat AML: Precision medicine strategy feasible, superior to SOC for AML

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 10, 2020

"The study is changing significantly the way we look at treating patients with AML, showing that precision medicine ... can improve short- and...

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CAR T for all R/R DLBCL patients: The jury is still out

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 28, 2020

The CAR T data are encouraging, but high-dose therapy and stem cell rescue may be just as good in chemosensitive...

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Final ASCEND study data: Acalabrutinib beat standard of care for r/r CLL

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 23, 2020

“Overall, these data support the use of acalabrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory CLL, including...

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Two-stage surgery to reduce ovarian cancer risk piques interest

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 21, 2020

Women at high risk of developing ovarian cancer want to have options when it comes to taking steps such as...

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Cancer disparities: One of the most pressing public health issues

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 30, 2020

“The burden of cancer is not shouldered equally by all segments of the U.S. population,” the AACR states.

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New data and trial outcomes clarify path to TFR in CML

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 18, 2020

“I think it’s an important message that the [cardiovascular event] risk is there, at about the same rate, in the second 5 years.”

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CML: New TKIs and combos show promise for resistant, intolerant disease

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 17, 2020

“It is important that we have new therapeutic options to be able to help these patients who are going to be in...

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Baseline gene expression predicts TKI response in CML

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 16, 2020

The findings could inform clinical trials to investigate how to improve responses and to facilitate deep...

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VTE, sepsis risk increased among COVID-19 patients with cancer

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 31, 2020

Cancer patients had significantly lower hemoglobin levels, platelet counts, and red and white blood cell counts.

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