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Chicago Cartoonist Undergoes Fertility-Sparing Procedure to Protect Her Ovaries and Avoid Early Menopause During Cancer Treatment

At the start of the pandemic, Iona Woolmington was installing artwork at a contemporary art museum in downtown Chicago when she first began having trouble in the bathroom. Blood in her stool prompted the then 35-year-old to see a doctor, leading to a devastating diagnosis: stage 3 rectal cancer.

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