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Samuel P. Hammar
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 68
Citations - 8826
Samuel P. Hammar is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mesothelioma & Asbestos. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 68 publications receiving 8539 citations. Previous affiliations of Samuel P. Hammar include United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin a on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease
Gilbert S. Omenn,Gary E. Goodman,Gary E. Goodman,Mark D. Thornquist,John R. Balmes,Mark R. Cullen,Andrew G. Glass,James P. Keogh,Frank L. Meyskens,Barbara Valanis,James H. Williams,Scott Barnhart,Scott Barnhart,Samuel P. Hammar +13 more
TL;DR: After an average of four years of supplementation, the combination of beta carotene and vitamin A had no benefit and may have had an adverse effect on the incidence of lung cancer and on the risk of death from lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and any cause in smokers and workers exposed to asbestos.
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Risk Factors for Lung Cancer and for Intervention Effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
Gilbert S. Omenn,Gary E. Goodman,Mark D. Thornquist,John R. Balmes,Mark R. Cullen,Andrew G. Glass,James P. Keogh,Frank L. Meyskens,Barbara Valanis,James H. Williams,Scott Barnhart,Martin Cherniack,Carl A. Brodkin,Samuel P. Hammar +13 more
TL;DR: Results based on the pre-specified analytic method are presented, details about risk factors for lung cancer, and analyses of subgroups and of factors that possibly influence response to the intervention are presented.
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Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: 2012 update of the consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.
Aliya N. Husain,Thomas V. Colby,Nelson G. Ordóñez,Thomas Krausz,Richard Attanoos,Mary Beth Beasley,Alain C. Borczuk,Kelly J. Butnor,Philip T. Cagle,Lucian R. Chirieac,Andrew Churg,Sanja Dacic,Armando E. Fraire,Françoise Galateau-Sallé,Allen R. Gibbs,Allen M. Gown,Samuel P. Hammar,Leslie A. Litzky,Alberto M. Marchevsky,Andrew G. Nicholson,Victor L. Roggli,William D. Travis,Mark R. Wick +22 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are meant to be a practical reference for the pathologist and recommend that immunohistochemical markers have either sensitivity or specificity greater than 80% for the lesions in question.
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Azathioprine combined with prednisone in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Ganesh Raghu,William J. Depaso,Kevin C. Cain,Samuel P. Hammar,Claude E. Wetzel,David F. Dreis,John F. Hutchinson,Neeley E. Pardee,Richard H. Winterbauer +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that combined prednisone and azathioprine is a safe and possibly effective regimen for the treatment of IPF.
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Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: a consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.
Aliya N. Husain,Thomas V. Colby,Nelson G. Ordóñez,Thomas Krausz,Alain C. Borczuk,Philip T. Cagle,Lucian R. Chirieac,Andrew Churg,Françoise Galateau-Sallé,Allen R. Gibbs,Allen M. Gown,Samuel P. Hammar,Leslie A. Litzky,Victor L. Roggli,William D. Travis,Mark R. Wick +15 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are meant to be a practical reference for the pathologist and take into account the localization of the stain and the percentage of cells staining in the diagnosis of MM.