Could we detect breast cancer with a fingerprint? | Simona Francese
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🗓️ 27 August 2025
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. And yet, many people pass up opportunities to get screened for the disease, often because of the invasive and sometimes painful process of mammograms. Chemist and professor Simona Francese presents a potentially groundbreaking alternative that could transform how and when we identify this deadly disease.
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| 1:55.1 | You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer |
| 2:00.8 | is the most common cancer in |
| 2:02.4 | women globally, and yet many people ignore opportunities to get screened for early detection, |
| 2:08.1 | whether it's because of lack of access or simple reluctance to get a mammogram. |
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