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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PREOPANC-1: Early findings suggest benefit with preop chemo in pancreatic cancer
Preliminary findings from the PREOPANC-1 trial suggest preoperative chemotherapy improves outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients.
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Four phase 3 studies highlighted at ASCO mark progress in GI cancers
Prodige 7 addressed a long-unanswered question about the value of HIPEC and demonstrated that less is more when it comes to the treatment of...
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Prodige 7: No survival benefit with HIPEC for advanced colorectal cancer
HIPEC after surgery for colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis provides no survival benefit and may cause harm, according to Prodige 7 trial...
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Pembrolizumab monotherapy shows activity in advanced recurrent ovarian cancer
CHICAGO – Antitumor activity appears strongest in patients with higher PD-L1 expression in their tumors.
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IMPACT study: Matched targeted therapy improves survival in advanced cancer
Patients with advanced cancer who received matched targeted therapy had better disease control rates, progression-free survival, and overall...
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Tumor analysis: Test all MSI-high patients for Lynch Syndrome
High microsatellite instability predicts LS across numerous tumor types, indicating a need for expanded LS testing in MSI-high patients.
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Value of alemtuzumab demonstrated in RRMS patients with prior IFNB-1a treatment
CARE-MS II extension data suggest that alemtuzumab provides a unique treatment approach for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with...
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Peer mentorship, groups help combat burnout in female physicians
NEW YORK – Female physicians are at higher risk of burnout in part because of lingering implicit and unconscious biases in society and the...
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Link between alcohol consumption, neuroinflammation has possible treatment implications
NEW YORK – New findings suggest possible role for adjunctive treatments and supplements for treating alcohol addiction.
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In abdominal myomectomy, cell salvage may reduce transfusions
ORLANDO – Cell salvage may help reduce the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in patients undergoing abdominal myomectomy, a retrospective...
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Ocrelizumab safety update: Encouraging rates of serious infection, malignancy
No new safety signals were seen in the latest update from studies and postmarketing surveillance of MS patients treated with ocrelizumab.
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Interferon treatment does not increase stroke risk in MS
Pooled data from 17 trials, as well as postmarketing surveillance data, show no increase in stroke risk with interferon treatment in MS patients...
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VIDEO: Addressing the opioid epidemic: Psychiatrists are poised to lead
NEW YORK – An APA forum focused on new models aimed at helping psychiatrists take the lead in addressing the opioid crisis.
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Consider heterogeneous experiences among veteran cohorts when treating PTSD
NEW YORK - Veterans are not a homogeneous group; cohort and other individual factors should be considered when treating PTSD.
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VIDEO: Consider unique stressors when treating members of peacekeeping operations
NEW YORK – Peacekeeping operations involve unique psychological stressors that should be considered by community and military psychiatrists.