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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The FDA has revised its guidance on fish consumption
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 5, 2019
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Claims data suggest endometriosis ups risk of chronic opioid use
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 2, 2019
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Dr. Eve Espey: Some good news in her 2019 contraceptive update
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 27, 2019
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LARC prolongs interpregnancy intervals but doesn’t cut preterm birth risk
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 27, 2019
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Survey: Patient-provider communication regarding dyspareunia disappoints
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 27, 2019
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APHINITY trial: Biomarker analysis IDs predictive, prognostic factors
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 21, 2019
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PALOMA-3 biomarker analysis: Liquid biopsy could ID progression risk
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 19, 2019
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TAILORx: Clinical data add value to recurrence score
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 14, 2019
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PREDIX HER2 trial: Similar efficacy, less toxicity with T-DM1 for HER2+, HR+ breast cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 12, 2019
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KRISTINE: Three-year data help forge path to T-DM1-based deescalation in HER2+ BC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 12, 2019
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Nearly two-thirds of gynecologic oncology respondents experienced sexual harassment
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 11, 2019
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FDA launches call center project to streamline Expanded Access request process
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 3, 2019
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ENZAMET trial: Early enzalutamide delays progression, improves survival in mHSPC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 3, 2019
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Ado-trastuzumab highly efficacious for rare HER2-amplified SGCs
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 2, 2019
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Pembro with or without chemo superior to EXTREME for advanced HNSCC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: June 1, 2019