EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Breast Cancer Awareness

This month, we're turning our attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness, supporting early detection, and highlighting the ongoing research shaping the future of breast cancer treatment and prevention.

Breast cancer risk varies between different hormonal contraceptives

Uppsala University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a new Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more than two million women and teenage girls in Sweden to identify how different hormonal contraceptives affect the risk of breast cancer.

Journal: JAMA Oncology

29-Oct-2025

Capturing cancer cells from blood could help doctors choose the right breast cancer treatment

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Doctors may be able to spare patients unnecessarily aggressive breast cancer treatments by collecting and testing cancer cells in patients' blood, research from the University of Michigan and the University of Kansas suggests.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: U-M Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery, Kansas University Cancer Center, Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences's Clinical, Translational Science Awards Program.

29-Oct-2025

NRG Oncology adds new leadership members to ancillary projects, brain tumor, breast cancer, and patient advocate committees

NRG Oncology
Business Announcement

NRG Oncology (NRG), a National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) group focused on improving outcomes for adults with cancer through multi-center clinical research, recently announced changes in leadership across multiple committees.

29-Oct-2025

New customizable nanomedicine platform “TITUR” shows promise for advancing personalized mRNA cancer therapeutics

University of Toronto - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, presents a tumour-customizable mRNA nanomedicine platform that demonstrated efficient mRNA delivery to cancer cells in animal models of melanoma and triple-negative breast cancer while minimizing harmful effects in healthy tissues.

Journal: Nature

28-Oct-2025

Mayo Clinic discovery of breast cancer treatment resistance can lead to new hope for some

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a key reason why certain breast cancers might not respond to an important new class of therapeutics called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). These treatments pair an antibody that targets cancer cells with a strong chemotherapy drug. For many patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) breast cancers, ADCs such as trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) have dramatically improved outcomes.

Journal: Nature Cancer

28-Oct-2025

AI tool identifies women at high risk of interval breast cancer

Radiological Society of North America
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study of more than 100,000 screening mammograms, researchers demonstrated the potential of an AI tool to help identify women at higher risk of developing interval breast cancers, breast cancer that is diagnosed between regular screening mammograms.

Journal: Radiology

27-Oct-2025

Molecular insights and targeted therapies are transforming breast cancer treatment

Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent review published in MedComm delves into the molecular and genetic factors driving breast cancer and how the latest advancements in targeted and precision therapies are revolutionizing patient outcomes. The study highlights molecular profiling, AI-driven drug discovery, and adaptive clinical trial designs as crucial tools in addressing therapy resistance and recurrence.

Journal: MedComm

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Latest News Releases

Breast cancer risk varies between different hormonal contraceptives

Capturing cancer cells from blood could help doctors choose the right breast cancer treatment

NRG Oncology adds new leadership members to ancillary projects, brain tumor, breast cancer, and patient advocate committees

New customizable nanomedicine platform “TITUR” shows promise for advancing personalized mRNA cancer therapeutics

Mayo Clinic discovery of breast cancer treatment resistance can lead to new hope for some

AI tool identifies women at high risk of interval breast cancer

Molecular insights and targeted therapies are transforming breast cancer treatment