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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MRD status at transplant predicts outcomes in ALL patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 14, 2019
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Secondary AML in first remission predicts outcomes
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 14, 2019
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Haplo-HSCT bests chemotherapy for MRD-positive adult ALL
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 13, 2019
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Therapeutic dosing of busulfan helps reduce relapse in ASCT
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 13, 2019
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Novel transplant regimen improves survival in primary immunodeficiency
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 6, 2019
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Survey: CRC diagnosis often delayed or initially missed in patients under age 50
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 6, 2019
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SEER data: Abiraterone acetate may up mortality risk in prostate cancer patients with CVD
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 1, 2019
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Diet appears to play an important role in response to anti-PD-1 cancer immunotherapy
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 1, 2019
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Myositis mimics: Clues for making the right diagnosis
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 28, 2019
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Barriers to CAR T use in the spotlight at first European meeting
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 28, 2019
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NILE: Liquid biopsy bests tissue testing for targetable mutations in NSCLC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 28, 2019
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Much still unknown about inflammation’s role in RA patients’ CVD risk
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 27, 2019
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Midostaurin maintenance may reduce relapse risk in FLT3-ITD+ AML
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 25, 2019
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AlloBMT should be option for older adults with hematologic malignancies
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 24, 2019
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Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine: Polymyositis? It’s more likely something else
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 20, 2019