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By Rhonda Massad<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The first Montreal based BRCA support group will open its doors and will meet twice a month on Tuesdays, starting Oct. 14, from 7-9 p.m., at the YM-YWHA on Westbury Avenue in Montreal.<\/p>\n

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\nThe group will provide women who are at risk of developing hereditary breast or ovarian cancer or have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation an informal arena where they can exchange experiences and give peer support to one another.<\/p>\n

Karen Malkin-Lazarovitz and Rachel Silva-Smith joined forces along with help from Willow Breast and Hereditary Cancer Support, a national, not-for-profit organization, when they realized they could offer a much needed service to women exploring genetic testing, worried about a lump, waiting for test results or coming to terms with a diagnosis.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nSmith is the daughter of parent with a gene mutation and luckily tested negative with a background in genealogy working at the Jewish General Hospital. Malkin also has a parent with a gene mutation and tested positive in 2005 to carrying the mutated gene.<\/div>\n
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\nMalkin, within a few months of diagnosis, had a double mastectomy and a full preventative hysterectomy to dramatically reduce her chance of getting cancer by almost 40 percent.<\/div>\n
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\nHaving started a support Facebook page when diagnosed in 2005 with over 3,500 followers, Malkin is fully aware of the need for support during this often overwhelming experience.<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\u201cThere is much to be said for the internet and the support group that has developed over the years,\u201d Malkin explained to The Suburban<\/i> in an interview, \u201cbut there is an aspect of show and tell and just a simple need to speak to someone, that cannot be achieved online. One of the first things I did when I was diagnosed was seek out someone who had had the surgeries I was up for to see what it would look like.\u201d <\/div>\n
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\u201cThis is not a decision to have a boob job. This is a decision to have an amputation and a decision you make while you are healthy,\u201d she explained. \u201cNot everyone goes the route that I went. Some people choose to monitor more carefully through with increased screening or drug therapies such as tamoxifen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The support group will provide that provides free support, insight and information to anyone, including those at high risk and those affected by breast and hereditary cancer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nMore information is available by contacting the group at BRCA.chatmontreal@gmail.com <\/a>
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