Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.

Material from 2008:

3952 Abstracts
658 Slide presentations
316 Webcasts
96 Handouts
1824 e-posters
316 Multimedia files

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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: new aspects in treatment and aetiology

Symposium
Chairs: G. Hillerdal (Stockholm, Sweden), W. Weder (Zurich, Switzerland)
Aims: Most pulmonary physicians still regard mesothelioma as practically untreatable and, hence, its prognosis as dismal. This symposium will give an update on treatment and aetiology.

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Mesothelioma - no longer a hopeless disease! G. Hillerdal (Stockholm, Sweden)
Aetiology of mesothelioma other than mineral fibres: hereditary factors and viruses M. Carbone (Honolulu, Hi, United States of America)
New seromarkers of mesothelioma: what do they mean in clinical practice? B. Robinson (Perth, Australia)