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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Cooling device reduces breast cancer–related alopecia during chemotherapy
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 13, 2016
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VIDEO: Abemaciclib reduces Ki67 expression in early HR+/HER2– breast cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 11, 2016
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VIDEO: No effect of BRCA status on overall outcomes in early-onset breast cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 9, 2016
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Next-generation sequencing highlights evolution of ER+ breast cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 8, 2016
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VIDEO: Veliparib misses PFS endpoint, advances to phase III trial
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: December 8, 2016
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Low-dose IL-2 shows promise for refractory lupus
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 29, 2016
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Myeloablative HSCT bests IV CYC for systemic scleroderma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 28, 2016
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ADDRESS II study: Atacicept shows promise for SLE
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 28, 2016
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Idelalisib held unlikely to become frontline therapy for CLL
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 23, 2016
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Ph-like ALL is highly prevalent in adults
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 23, 2016
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AURA-LV study: Rapid remission with voclosporin for lupus nephritis
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 21, 2016
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Tofacitinib effective after TNFi failure
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 18, 2016
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Guselkumab appears safe, effective for psoriatic arthritis
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 18, 2016
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VIDEO: Biologics: Proposed guideline addresses perioperative management
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 16, 2016
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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 15, 2016