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Anees B. Chagpar on What to Expect After Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

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Anees B. Chagpar

Anees B. Chagpar, director of the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses what a patient can expect following a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Anees B. Chagpar, director of the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, discusses what a patient can expect following a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

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