Venue: Sheraton Montazah Hotel, Alexandria.

Dear Colleague
Once again I have the pleasure to invite you to our 14th Conference (2nd international) of the Medical Research Institute, to be held at the Sheraton Montazah Hotel Alexandria, Egypt; from the 29th to 31st of October, 2008.
Cancer has become a local and global health problem; the conference will cover different aspects of malignant diseases aiming at improving cancer outcome: early diagnosis, prevention and management. National and international speakers are invited to share their ideas and to enlight discussions on the various topics.
The venue of this meeting is in the city of Alexandria "the pearl of the Mediterranean", Egypt's prime gateway throughout history that prevailed for a long time as the world's greatest repository of knowledge and exporter of culture.
Alexandria is also a thriving city, rich in beauty, heritage, culture and history. It is an important tourist resort with a 25km sea cost, which is one of its best features. It has one of the largest libraries in the world "Bibliotheca Alexandrina", which witnesses the historical background of Alexandria.

Main Topics:
Different aspects of malignant diseases including:
•Molecular epidemiology.
•Genetic background and cancer biology.
•Infection and oncogenesis.
•Cancer prone diseases (GIT, autoimmune, pulmonary diseases).
•Screening, early detection and prevention.
•Nutritional support and nursing care.
•Psychological support, palliation and pain management.
•Survivorship issues and quality of life.
•End of life care and medical bioethics.
•Pharmacological considerations, drug resistance and clinical trials.
•Imaging and radiological intervention.
•Recent advances in surgical and medical oncology.
•Organ transplantation (liver, lung, bone marrow…).
•Target organ malignancies (breast, GIT and hemato -oncology).

For More Info Keep Contact at:
Organized by: Medical Research Institute
Tel: +03 428 43 18,
E-Mail: vdean_res@mri.edu.eg
Website: http://www.mri.edu.eg/co2008.htm