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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Adding a blood test to standard screening may improve early cancer detection
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: May 1, 2020
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EMBRACA shows no overall survival benefit with talazoparib
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 29, 2020
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Survey: Supportive oncodermatology program improves QOL for cancer patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 28, 2020
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FDA approves ibrutinib-rituximab combo for newly diagnosed CLL, SLL in adults
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 22, 2020
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Prioritize lung cancer patients for COVID-19 testing, physicians recommend
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 21, 2020
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Doctors push back on treating COVID-19 as HAPE
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 21, 2020
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Pepinemab plus avelumab provides disease control in NSCLC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 20, 2020
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Addressing CVD’s role in U.S. maternal mortality: Multispecialty collaboration is needed
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 20, 2020
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Update confirms survival benefit with trastuzumab in uterine serous carcinoma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 17, 2020
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Survey reveals gender pay discrepancies among gyn-oncs
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 15, 2020
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Metformin use linked to improved surgery outcomes
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 15, 2020
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Managing pediatric heme/onc departments during the pandemic
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 9, 2020
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Combo elicits responses in advanced cervical cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 9, 2020
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Weight loss intervention fails in endometrial cancer survivors
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 7, 2020
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Is protocol-driven COVID-19 respiratory therapy doing more harm than good?
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 6, 2020
