Cancer turned
Asia’s life around
– in the best way
When Asia Tansmore, 41, of Eastside, learned she had stage two
breast cancer, she thought her life was over. And, by the time
she fi nished treatment, her old life was over. “I used to only care
about myself. Now I walk around smiling, caring about others,”
Asia said.
Asia’s medical oncologist, Helen Analo, MD, and her surgeon,
Rebecca Fishman, MD, guided her through chemotherapy and
surgery. “My whole team genuinely cares for me, as if I was
family. The love they give is wonderful. I wouldn’t have been
able to get through it without them.” Asia said.
Asia opted for a double mastectomy with reconstructive
surgery to reduce her future risk. “I wasn’t going to go through
it twice,” she said. Plus, she could avoid radiation treatments.
On November 2, 2018, she rang the bell, clear of cancer.
“The situation changed my life,” she said. “Now I take care of
my body. I tell people all the time to get their screenings.”
She is grateful for her husband, Wesley Marshman, and her
family’s emotional support. “It was a mental and physical roller
coaster with my hair falling out,” she said. “Wesley told me,
‘You don’t need a wig. You’re beautiful inside and out.’”
1 8
3.1 MILLION
40% DROP
IN
WOMEN
WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME*
“I love my oncology
team. They are the
best in the world.”
ASIA TANSMORE, CANCER PATIENT
BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE U.S.*
IN DEATHS FROM FEMALE BREAST CANCER
FROM 1989 TO 2016*
*cancer.org/latest-news/facts-and-fi gures-2019.html