Episode 44: Fingertip Smears Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection

Mammograms are known to be the most common form of breast imaging to screen for breast cancer. This form of breast imaging is known to some to be uncomfortable and for some women culturally unacceptable. So, this DiepCJourney podcast interview sparked great interest in the work my guest is doing.

Professor Simona Francese, Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry at Sheffield Hallam University is my guest. Her work and interest in forensic science lead her to a serendipitous discovery published in a paper she authored with others entitled, “Non-invasive screening of breast cancer from fingertip smears – a proof of concept study”.

Professor Francese and I met at the London Breast Meeting this year where she opened the conference with her presentation on this topic. I was keen to follow up on an interview with her.

This interview along with slides she shares on the study can be viewed on the DiepCFoundation channel.

Research requires funding. As one who has had numerous mammograms, I am taking it upon myself to share information to reach out to Professor Francese for anyone interested in contacting her to bring financing to this project. It is a favor I am happy to do for her and to the breast cancer community I serve.

Simona Francese

Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University

Howard Street S1 1WB, Sheffield, UK

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0044 114 2256165

You can find links to her social media accounts here:

Instagram: forensic_geek

LinkedIn: Simona Francese