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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False-positive mammography results and risk for cancer death
The analysis provides clues about which patients with false-positive mammography results will go on to develop breast cancer and “can be used to...
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Observation, not radiotherapy, after radical prostatectomy
The investigators observed no benefit to adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer in the phase 3...
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Ultraprocessed foods and cancer: Small changes may lower risk
This study “is the largest study investigating these associations between food processing and cancer risk and therefore has greater power to...
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Quality of life predicts chemo tolerance in early breast cancer
Although quality of life is recognized as a predictor of survival in patients with advanced cancer, the evidence is less clear in early-stage...
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FDA requests more restrictions on ovarian cancer drugs
Several companies have already withdrawn their respective PARP inhibitors for heavily pretreated patients with ovarian cancer.
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‘Plethora’ of new MCL treatment options
New and potential treatments have emerged for relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (R/RMCL), a rare but steadily increasing form of non-...
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New guidance on acupuncture, massage, yoga for cancer pain
The new guideline “takes a deeper dive on the use of integrative therapies, which is important because clinicians and patients need to have access...
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Stronger evidence that exercise lowers breast cancer risk
“Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time are already recommended for cancer prevention. Our study adds further evidence that such...
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Intera Oncology recalls hepatic artery infusion pumps for possible life-threatening issue
The recall follows reports from clinicians that the pumps, which are implanted to deliver chemotherapy to treat liver tumors, were delivering...
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Reducing alcohol intake may reduce cancer risk
Study suggests cancer risk can be meaningfully altered by changing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed.
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FDA warns of increased risk of death with CLL, lymphoma drug
“The trial also found Copiktra was associated with a higher risk of serious side effects ...”
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FDA approves liso-cel as second-line therapy for LBCL
Liso-cel could now become a “new standard of care for patients after failure of first-line therapy,” offering significantly improved outcomes for...
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International trial finds best regimen for Ewing sarcoma
This is the first randomized head-to-head comparison of chemotherapy regimens in patients with this rare and deadly disease.
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Telemedicine in cancer care: Not all patients can access
Health care providers concerned that telemedicine expansion could widen cancer care disparities.
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‘Unlimited’ cancer costs: The Medicare Part D dilemma
Many patients with cancer who rely on Medicare Part D face an impossible choice: “Your money or your life.”