Mother and daughter Michelle Guterman (left) and Karen Shmerling (right).
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Mother and daughter fight breast cancer together

Michelle Guterman and her mother, Karen Shmerling, are “previvors.” Both women tested positive for the breast cancer gene (BRCA) and took steps to reduce the chance of having cancer before it was detected.  Guterman, 39, grew up in Sandy Springs and attended the University of Georgia. As a child life specialist in Augusta and Washington, […]