Dr. Chagpar on the Role of Nurses in a Patient's Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

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Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MA, MPH, discusses the role of the nurse in a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MA, MPH, associate professor of surgery (oncology), director, The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, program director, Interdisciplinary Breast Fellowship, assistant director, Diversity and Health Equity at Yale Cancer Center, discusses the role of the nurse in a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

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