Damian McNamara

Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.

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Three-strategy combo reduces pancreatoduodenectomy fistula risk

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 19, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – Three strategies were associated with a statistically significant drop in clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula.

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Proceed cautiously with liver cancer resection in elderly patients

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 17, 2017

Mortality rates were higher in patients 75 years and older undergoing hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

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Debulking called reasonable for unresectable liver cancer

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 14, 2017

When advanced neuroendocrine liver cancer is unresectable, is debulking an appropriate option?

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Neoadjuvant chemoradiation may give transplant the edge over resection in biliary cancer

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 7, 2017

MIAMI BEACH - The optimal surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma is still controversial.

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BRCA2 mutations linked to greater risk for pancreatic cancer

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 6, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – A higher incidence of pancreatic abnormalities on imaging among BRCA2 mutation carriers may provide a potential screening target.

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A new form of photodynamic therapy remains controversial

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: April 5, 2017

Daylight PDT is catching on in Europe, but U.S. dermatologists have some concerns about this alternative approach.

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VIDEO: Sexuality, fertility are focus of cancer education website

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: March 13, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – Cancer patients may be reticent to discuss issues of sexuality and fertility related to their disease. At the same time, their clinic...

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VIDEO: Genomics, other advances further highlight how breast cancer differs in men

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: March 12, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – Men’s version of breast cancer differs so significantly from women’s that it is unreasonable to extrapolate findings from one to the ...

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VIDEO: Multiple PARP inhibitors show promise in breast cancer treatment

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: March 12, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – Driven by efficacy demonstrated in ovarian cancer, a number of PARP inhibitors are in development and hold promise for treatment of b...

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VIDEO: Vaccines, combination therapy hold most promise for optimizing immunotherapy in breast cancer

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: March 11, 2017

MIAMI BEACH – Although typically not as immunogenic as melanoma or lung cancer, breast cancer can respond to immunotherapy.

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VIDEO: Future therapies look promising for HER2 treatment-resistant breast cancer patients

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: March 10, 2017

Several antibody-drug conjugates and additional types of agents are showing promise for HER2 treatment-resistant breast cancer.

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Tips for taming atopic dermatitis and managing expectations

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: February 23, 2017

MIAMI – Even with recent FDA approval of the first new prescription agent to treat atopic dermatitis in more than 10 years, and more therapies expe...

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No AR in CTCs linked with better survival in advanced prostate cancer

Author:: Damian McNamara

Publish date: February 17, 2017

A new biomarker in CTCs significantly predicts a greater likelihood survival by stratifying people with metastatic castration-resistant prostate ca...