Former 'Desperate Housewives' star Marcia Cross has been opening up about her struggle with anal cancer in a bid to end the stigma surrounding the condition.

The 57-year-old actress was first diagnosed almost a year and a half ago, but after months of treatment is finally ready to share her story.

"I want to help put a dent in the stigma around anal cancer," she told People.  "I've read a lot of cancer-survivor stories, and many people, women especially were too embarrassed to say what kind of cancer they had. There is a lot of shame about it. I want that to stop."

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