You and your breast center are invited to

showcase your research at NCoBC 2026.

NCoBC 2026 Abstract Submission Deadline Date February 6th, 2026

The Goal of the NCBC Poster and Abstract program is to

• Facilitate communication between breast care centers
• Disseminate knowledge that may be useful to our members and their patients
• Give recognition to outstanding submissions.

Category I - Breast Center Operations, Administration and Programs

A. Breast Center Office Operations

• 1. Coordinating Clinical Programs
• 2. Multidisciplinary Breast Conference: Development and Management
• 3. Office Procedures: Scheduling, Registration, Billing & Coding
• 4. Efficiency, Productivity & Profitability

B. Administration

• 1. Staffing/Human Resources: Recruitment, Selection, Advancement, Problem-solving
• 2. Financial Resources
• 3. Accounting and Reporting
• 4. Fund Raising

C. Programs

• 1. Psychosocial: Counseling, Support Groups, Peer Volunteers, etc.
• 2. Education & Outreach
• 3. High Risk Program
• 4. Novel Patient Flow Algorithms

Category II – Patient Care and Support

A. Nursing

• 1. Nursing Care of Breast Cancer Patients
• 2. Innovative Nursing Roles

B. Breast Cancer Navigation

• 1. Roles of Nurse and Lay Navigators
• 2. Innovative Navigator Roles

C. Integrative, Supportive and Palliative Care

• 1. Nutrition
• 2. Exercise
• 3. Sexual Health and Sexuality
• 4. Other Integrative/Supportive Care Issues
• 5. Palliative Care

D. Breast Cancer Genetics/Screening

E. Complementary and Alternative Care

F. Survivorship Care

G. Lymphedema

Category III – Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management

A. Diagnostic Imaging

• 1. Screening and Diagnostic Mammography
• 2. Ultrasound
• 3. MRI
• 4. Novel Imaging or Positioning Techniques

B. Pathologic Evaluation and Biomarkers

C. Breast Surgery

• 1. Surgical Techniques
• 2. New Surgical Approaches, including Oncoplastic Surgery
• 3. Nodal Evaluation
• 4. Plastic Surgery/Breast Reconstruction

D. Medical Oncology – Early Stage and Advanced Disease

• 1. Chemotherapy
• 2. Hormonal Therapy
• 3. Targeted and Biologic Therapies
• 4. Medical Oncology Decision Making

E. Radiation Oncology

• 1. Traditional vs. Partial Breast Radiation
• 2. New Radiation Technologies
• 3. Radiation Oncology Decision Making

Submission Deadline Date February 6th 2026

Submit your Abstracts to NCoBC 2026 with an opportunity to publish your work in the European Journal of Breast Health

NCoBC 2026 Reviewers will submit the top 10-15 abstracts to be published.

The European Journal of Breast Health is an international, scientific, open access periodical published by independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principled journal.

NCBC Special Recognition

2025 Poster/Abstract Award Winners

Category 1

Title: AI Tracking Multidisciplinary Decision Making: Enabling A Regional Support Tool.

Authors: Dominic Van Loggerenberg, Charl van Loggerenberg, Carol-Ann Benn, and Tanya Volschenk

Category 2 

Title: Pre-Operative Education in Breast Surgery, A Quality Improvement Project

Authors: Calvin R. Schuster, Catherine Klein, Lisa Jacobs, Olutayo Sogunro

Category 3

Title: Do Not Overlook Me: Breast Cancer in Appalachian Women Ages 28–49 Diagnosed Through A Mobile Mammogram Unit (MMU) Program

Authors: R. Eric Heidel, L. Mae King, Savannah Allen, John L. Bell

Fellow Winner

Title: What’s Best for Breast? An Annual Free Community Health Education Event

Authors: Tori Chanenchuk, Jennifer Plichta

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