MDPI World Cancer Day 2026 Webinar Series | October—Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 28 October 2026
To commemorate World Cancer Day 2026, MDPI is pleased to introduce the “World Cancer Day 2026 Webinar Series”. Reflecting the global theme “United by Unique”, this series highlights how every story, discovery, and voice contributes to strengthening the global fight against cancer.
For our October session, we welcome leading voices in breast cancer research to share impactful insights, raise awareness, and highlight recent advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Through this series, we will empower the global community with knowledge, inspire collaboration, and support ongoing efforts to address cancer worldwide. Together, we can honor every patient’s journey, recognize every researcher’s contribution, and reinforce the power of collective action in the fight against cancer.
Date: 28 October 2026
Time: 14:00 (CET) | 09:00 (EDT) | 21:00 (CST Asia)
Webinar ID: 856 3270 9472
Webinar secretariat: webinar@mdpi.com
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/WCD2026-6
Register now for free!
Program:
| Speaker/Presentation | Time (CET) | Time (EDT) | Time (CST Asia) |
| MDPI Host – Ivana Djurdjevic Cancers Introduction |
14:00–14:05 | 09:00–09:05 | 21:00–21:05 |
| Dr. Taro Takahara Non-Contrast MRI Breast Cancer Screening Using DWIBS and Related Techniques: Real-World Experience in 70,000 Women |
14:05–14:25 | 09:05–09:25 | 21:05–21:25 |
| Q&A Session | 14:25–14:30 | 09:25–09:30 | 21:25–21:30 |
| Prof. Dr. Faye Suk-Ying Tsang Role of Mitochondria in the Apoptosis Reversal of Breast Cancer |
14:30–14:50 | 09:30–09:50 | 21:30–21:50 |
| Q&A Session | 14:50–14:55 | 09:50–09:55 | 21:50–21:55 |
| Prof. Dr. Ali S. Arbab Engineered Exosomes to Target Myeloid Derived Immunosuppressive Cells in Breast Cancer |
14:55–15:15 | 09:55–10:15 | 21:55–22:15 |
| Q&A Session | 15:15–15:20 | 10:15–10:20 | 22:15–22:20 |
| Dr. Dik van Gent Functional Assays to Predict Anti-Cancer Treatment Response |
15:20–15:40 | 10:20–10:40 | 22:20–22:40 |
| Q&A Session | 15:40–15:45 | 10:40–10:45 | 22:40–22:45 |
| MDPI Host Closing of Webinar |
15:45–15:50 | 10:45–10:50 | 22:45–22:50 |
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Webinar Speakers:
- Dr. Ewa Krawczyk, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan;
- Prof. Dr. Faye Suk-Ying Tsang, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;
- Prof. Dr. Ali S. Arbab, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, USA;
- Dr. Dik van Gent, Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.