You can also get a breakout board that has pin outs for the touch sensor pretty cheaply.
That's what I ended up doing because I was not interested in messing with the ribbon cable. I went with this one, but there are a myriad of options out there.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PQ77QRV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1