EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Breast Cancer Awareness

Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

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.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Oct-2026 16:16 ET (20-Oct-2026 20:16 GMT/UTC)

22-Sep-2026

Boosting cancer screenings in high-risk groups

Thomas Jefferson University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Jefferson researchers work on prompting women who are at risk for lung cancer to get mammograms.

21-Sep-2026

Dr. Laura Esserman selected as the 2026 AIM-HI Beacon Award winner for her visionary leadership in breast cancer research and care

AIM-HI Accelerator Fund
Grant and Award Announcement

Rockville, MD (21September, 2026) The AIM-HI Accelerator Fund today announces that Laura Esserman, M.D., MBA, Alfred A. de Lorimier Endowed Chair in General Surgery, Director of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Breast Care Center, and Professor of Surgery and Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, is selected unanimously by the 2026 Blue Ribbon Selection Committee as the recipient of the 2026 AIM-HI Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology, from a pool of outstanding global nominees.

18-Sep-2026

Erratum for the Research Article "Intratumoral delivery of CCL25 enhances immunotherapy against triple-negative breast cancer by recruiting CCR9+ T cells" by H. Chen et al.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Journal: Science Advances

18-Sep-2026

Researchers uncover how aggressive breast cancer may spread to the brain

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers identified SIRPα as a protein that may help triple-negative breast cancer spread to the brain and evade immune defenses, offering a potential target for future treatments.

Journal: Neuro-Oncology
Funder: American Society for Radiation Oncology, Lewis-Michael Miracle Fund, American Cancer Society

17-Sep-2026

Alliance webinar showcases latest cancer research from 2026 ASCO Meeting

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Meeting Announcement

New research is changing what we know about breast, lung, and prostate cancers. On Thursday, October 1, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology will host a public webinar highlighting key findings from Alliance and Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) studies presented at the 2026 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Funder: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

17-Sep-2026

A new AI-powered test offers more accurate prediction of breast cancer recurrence risk

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new AI-powered test, IICM+, may enhance recurrence risk prediction in HR+, HER2-negative breast cancer. Developed and independently validated in over 4,400 participants from the landmark TAILORx trial, IICM+ outperformed a widely used test. However, further validation is needed. By analyzing TAILORx tumor specimens and more than a decade of patient outcomes, this research extends the impact of this groundbreaking trial.

Journal: npj Breast Cancer
Funder: Caris Life Sciences

16-Sep-2026

Sexual recovery after breast cancer is often overlooked

Griffith University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexual wellbeing can often be overlooked during a woman’s recovery from breast cancer with many continuing to experience significant sexual and intimacy challenges long after treatment ends.

Journal: The Journal of Sex Research