New insights in immunology and molecular pathways of tobacco smoke

Symposium
Chairs: Ian M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), Jean-Paul Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)
Aims: To update pulmonologists and researchers regarding smoking-related inflammation, genes that relate to addiction and lung cancer and the crosslinks between COPD and lung cancer.
Target audience: Investigators and clinicians.

Nicotine at the crossroads of smoking addiction and lung cancer & Tumourigenic aspects of nicotine Georgios Stathopoulos (Rio, Patras, Greece)
Molecular pathways of tobacco smoke Constantinos Glynos (Athens, Greece)