Nancy Baxter

Nancy Baxter is a Canadian surgeon who is a professor and Deputy Executive Dean (Research Centres) of the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.

The  guidelines generated marked controversy at the time of publication, but the conclusions have gained widespread acceptance and have helped lead to a change in Canadian recommendations for breast cancer screening.

In 2008, Baxter led a study that found colonoscopy was less effective at finding cancers on the right side and therefore reduced mortality only from left-side tumors.

[11] In 2015, Baxter led a study that showed that patients having elective surgery during the day fare no better or worse if the doctor operating has worked the night before.

[12][13] A 2016 study led by Baxter showed that organ transplant recipients have a higher-than-average risk of dying from cancer, possibly warranting increased prevention and screening measures.