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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MYSTIC trial: bTMB correlates with tTMB, predicts survival in mNSCLC
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 30, 2019
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Factors emerge for mitigating CD19 CAR T toxicity
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 22, 2019
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ENCORE-601: Entinostat/pembrolizumab safe, active for melanoma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 18, 2019
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Novel CAR T, anti-PD-1 combo shows promise in MPD
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 16, 2019
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Dr. Louis Weiner: AACR presentations highlight new “transformative strategies”
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 11, 2019
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ACP: Average-risk women under 50 can postpone mammogram
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 8, 2019
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Preclinical findings highlight value of Lynch syndrome for cancer vaccine development
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 8, 2019
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UNITY-NHL: Interim findings show activity, tolerability of umbralisib for R/R MZL
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: April 2, 2019
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Tisotumab vedotin shows promise in recurrent, metastatic cervical cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 26, 2019
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Study explores third-line trabectedin plus PLD for BRCA1/2 ovarian cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 23, 2019
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Study: Racial disparities in gyn-onc trial enrollment persist
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 22, 2019
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ARIEL3 analysis: Rucaparib PFS benefit in recurrent OC occurs across age groups
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 21, 2019
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Neratinib shows promise in HER2-mutant cervical cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 19, 2019
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WISP: Early data provide further support for ISDO in women at high OC risk
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 19, 2019
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Preliminary data show similar declines in worry, low regret with RRSO and RRS/RRO
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: March 18, 2019