Changing how breast cancer surgery is practiced
Dr. Anees Chagpar has made a difference in the lives of so many patients and families, not only as a breast cancer surgeon, but also through her research. Her groundbreaking study proved that removing just a little more healthy tissue during surgery cut the need for patients to have a second surgery in half.\n\nIn this interview she spoke at length about that study\u2014including the rationale behind it, its innovative design, and how it was shown to work in different hospitals\u2014and she also talked about the special relationship she has with her patients.\n\nAnees Chagpar, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, FRCS(C), is a breast surgical oncologist and full Professor in the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine.\n\n2:57 \u2013 What motivated her to be a breast cancer surgeon?\n\n4:51 \u2013 The special relationship that she has with her patients\n\n6:55 \u2013 How breast cancer surgery has changed over the years\n\n12:36 \u2013 On her groundbreaking study showing that taking just a little bit more healthy tissue initially can help breast cancer patients avoid a return trip to the operating room\n\n28:25 \u2013 How will other surgeons find out about these practice-changing findings?\n\n30:34 \u2013 On the massive open online class (MOOC) she teaches at Yale called \u201cIntroduction to Breast Cancer.\u201d Who takes this class? Why is teaching this course important to her? https://www.coursera.org/learn/breast-cancer-causes-prevention\n\n32:58 \u2013 What she would like cancer patients and caregivers to know