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.

Standard breast cancer classification may overlook important differences

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Breast cancer is often classified as either estrogen receptor-positive (hormone-sensitive) or not. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that this simplified classification may overlook important biological differences between patients that could affect treatment decisions. The results are published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

26-Aug-2026

Global breast cancer lifetime risk stands at 1 in 18, with stark disparities between rich and poor nations

China Anti-Cancer Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive new study has quantified for the first time the lifetime risk of developing and dying from breast cancer across 185 countries, revealing that 1 in 18 individuals worldwide will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime and 1 in 55 will die from it.

Journal: Cancer Biology & Medicine

25-Aug-2026

Rice360 project aims to bring faster breast cancer diagnosis to rural Texas

Rice University
Grant and Award Announcement

A project led by Rice University’s Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies aimed at making breast cancer diagnosis faster and more accessible in rural and medically underserved communities across Texas has received support from the Hill Prizes program.

25-Aug-2026

Standard tests can miss “chemobrain” memory issues

De Gruyter Brill
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story-based testing reveals undetected memory difficulties in breast cancer survivors.

Journal: Translational Neuroscience

24-Aug-2026

Targeting POLG reduces breast cancer stemness through mitochondrial dysfunction

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — August 24, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 8, 2026, titled “Investigating POLG-driven modulation of cancer stemness: a pilot study in breast cancer cells.”

Journal: Aging-US

24-Aug-2026

Blood test shows promise for detecting breast cancer recurrence

Kumamoto University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team at Kumamoto University has developed a new blood-based approach that could help detect breast cancer recurrence by looking beyond conventional genetic mutations and examining how DNA is packaged inside cells.

Journal: Cancer Research Communications
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund, Project Mirai Cancer Research Grants, Kobayashi Foundation for Cancer Research, Takeda Science Foundation, Ichiro Kanehara Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Sciences and Medical Care, Kumamoto University

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