The 48th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) took place in December 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. SABCS is one of the world’s largest conferences for breast cancer researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates and focuses on the latest developments in breast cancer research, treatment, and care, with an increasing emphasis on patient-centered perspectives.

LBCA supports patient advocates’ attendance at SABCS by offering travel scholarships through a competitive application process. Selected advocates are reimbursed for a significant portion of their travel expenses and, in return, share their conference experiences to help inform and inspire others in the lobular breast cancer (ILC) community.

This year’s LBCA travel scholars included Akila Subrramanian, Brenda Sulick, Ciara Mohan-Gustafson, Donna Charlevoix, Julie Ray, Kristin Spencer, Maggie Lederer, Nicole Dearing and Valerie Fraiser – who all shared interesting insights into their experiences, the value they found in attending, and tips they have for other advocates planning a first trip.

Read the full accounts by each of LBCA’s 9 scholars who attended the 2025 SABCS conference below.