Episode 44: Fingertip Smears Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection
Release Date: 11/22/2023
Episode 81: Delay Procedure, SIEA, and TDAP in Breast Reconstruction
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There are many acronyms, terms, and procedures patients hear either in consultation with their plastic surgeon or online through various social media groups and platforms. Our guest on this edition of the is a board-certified microsurgeon who will help us sort out three of those terms today. The delay procedure, SIEA, and TDAP in breast reconstruction surgery. We appreciate everyone who is utilizing the resources. Be sure to for the video interview with my guest at the channel. I am joined by , who specializes and is trained in microsurgery. The primary focus at his practice at in Mt....
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Episode 80: Completion of DIEP Flap Surgery: Going Forth with Confidence
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This is a follow up of who I spoke to after her phase one DIEP flap surgery at in San Antonio in January of 2024. I invited her back to the to share details of the completion of her breast reconstruction after phase two. She traveled back to San Antonio seven months after phase one for her phase two surgery. We talk about the following: · Communication and discussion with about your phase via a ZOOM call. · What did she pack for phase 2. · Who she traveled with for this...
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Episode 79: Medical Tattoo Artists: The Alliance of Medical Tattooing
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This interview on the is with three nationally known medical tattoo artist. It will also be available on the for viewing. Our conversation today is on medical tattooing with three of the leading medical tattoo artists in the United States. I begin with the President and founder of , , a licensed and I speak to her about her vision and why she created AMT. Next is who is a registered nurse and licensed tattoo artist and is the vice-president of AMT. Last and certainly not least, is the medical tattoo artist in our beautiful city of Seattle, WA., Mr. . Eric and I are both of AMT. As a...
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Episode 78: Managing Scars Through Surgical Techniques at PRMA
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We are going to discuss the topic of scars and cover several topics related to scars on this edition of the . It is understood, anyone who has surgery will have scars of some kind. There is a mechanism to how scars heal. In plastic surgery, if you think of the Greek word, plastikós (πλᾰστῐκός it means to shape or mold. Scars are a significant consideration in plastic surgery then. I invited an expert in the field to share his expertise on the topic. My guest is joined in San Antonio, Texas in 2021. Dr. Gassman completed his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at UCLA...
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Episode 77: Nipple Reconstruction at PRMA
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Do most people who have nipple reconstruction have breast reconstruction? Not necessarily. Do you think about nipple reconstruction if you’ve had breast cancer and are in a consultation for breast reconstruction? We are going to answer these questions and others on this episode of the . My guest is of in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Carpenter is passionate about utilizing her extensive expertise and experience to help transform lives through reconstructive plastic surgery. I want to point out that PRMA uses the co-surgeon model in breast reconstruction, meaning there are two...
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Episode 76: Robotic Surgery and DIEP Flap in Hawaii
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How much do you know about robotic surgery for DIEP flap breast reconstruction? What areas in the U.S. are performing these types of robotic surgery for those affected by breast cancer? What if I told you robotic DIEP flaps are being performed in Hawaii? It is important to share with you surgeons I meet to provide access to care for those affected by breast cancer. Thank you for listening to the podcast to find out who these surgeons are. We are going to discuss robotic surgery and DIEP flap being performed in Hawaii with my guests on this edition of the . Be sure to watch our conversation on...
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Episode 75: Diastasis Recti and Why to Repair it During DIEP Flap
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This interview is another resource provided by DiepCFoundation.org specifically providing access to care for those affected by breast cancer. The slide presentation and interview are available on the Foundation educational channel for our listeners and followers who would like to access it at . We are discussing a topic that is often discussed in my community so I reached out to my guest to share her expertise on the repair of diastasis and recognizing what a hernia or bulge might look like after autologous breast reconstruction, specifically DIEP flaps. My guest is who practices with a team...
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Episode 74: Breast Cancer & What's Right for You: Options, Planning, and Decisions
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When you have cancer you become a patient, and advocate, a student, and yes, I said student. It’s like taking one of those classes at university that you must take to learn the topic, but you don’t really want to take it. Have you ever met someone in the breast cancer community, and you think to yourself, “Damn! They really did a good job of navigating this whole process.” They view their life before cancer. They view their life during diagnosis, after treatment, after surgery, and what that should look like to them. Then they got on with it. I met one of those people and we chat on...
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Ep. 73: Breast Reconstruction Surgery at Southwest Breast & Aesthetics
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As promised, season five presents our listeners with interviews from experts and shares with you all your options for breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy. In this episode of the the expert we interview is who collaborates with a team of surgeons at in Phoenix, Arizona. One of our goals on the podcast is to provide access to care, no matter who you choose for your breast surgery. When you dial down to autologous reconstruction, using the patients own tissue, it becomes important to research the background, skill, and collaborative team effort of the microsurgeon you choose....
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Episode 72: Stacked Flap in Breast Reconstruction for Radiated Skin and to Achieve Volume
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Listeners of the are familiar with the DIEP flap breast reconstruction procedure where the abdominal skin, tissue, and underlying blood vessels are used to replace the breast tissue lost due to mastectomy after being affected by breast cancer. On this episode we are going to discuss the “” in breast reconstruction. I’m speaking with of in Phoenix, AZ. He is a board-certified plastic surgeon who is specifically trained in microsurgery. It is the specialty of microsurgery that is required to perform a stacked flap procedure. Dr. Matatov and his team perform these and why I reached out...
info_outlineMammograms 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