Europe: Celebrating the 2nd Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – but October 15th now holds special meaning for the lobular community.
Introduced by the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance (LBCA) in 2024, Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day was created to shine a spotlight on the 15% of breast cancer diagnoses each year that are lobular.
Lobular breast cancer (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer, affecting thousands of people worldwide each year – yet it receives less than 1% of breast cancer research funding and still lacks targeted treatments. It’s a distinct form of breast cancer that may not form a lump, can be missed on mammograms, and is often diagnosed at a later stage.
This October, we’re marking the first anniversary of this important awareness day — and what a year it has been!
Since its launch, momentum has been growing across the globe, with more countries joining the effort to make lobular breast cancer seen, understood, and researched.
Across Europe, advocates and organisations are coming together to mark the day with inspiring events:
- The Netherlands:
The Dutch Lobular Breast Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with UMC Utrecht, Erasmus Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, and Maastricht UMC, is organizing a webinar from
7 – 9pm on the 2nd Global Awareness Day for Lobular Breast Cancer.
Find out more here. - United Kingdom:
Lobular Breast Cancer UK is hosting the 3rd Lobular Breast Cancer Research Partnership Day at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London for Lobular patients, clinicians and researchers.
Find out more here. - France:
The Institute of Women’s Cancers will be hosting a presentation from 5 – 6pm. the presentation will be in French but subtitles will be available.
Find out more here. - Ireland:
In Ireland, the Millmount Tower in the heart of Drogheda will be lit up for Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, and a talk and Q&A will be held in the Martello Room at 2pm.
These events reflect a shared commitment: to bring lobular breast cancer out of the shadows and push for better recognition, research and care worldwide.
Join us and our global partners in spreading the word – like, share, and talk about lobular breast cancer on October 15th. Together, we can make this day a true milestone for awareness and progress.
👉 Learn more at lobularbreastcancer.org/october-15th
