Marcia Cross recently got candid about her experience with anal cancer in an effort to reduce the stigma associated with the disease.

Ive read a lot of cancer-survivor stories, and many people, women especially, were too embarrassed to say what kind of cancer they had, the Desperate Housewives actress told People magazine in an interview published Wednesday.

There is a lot of shame about it. I want that to stop, she said.

The actress first announced that she was post-cancer in September 2018 after sharing a selfie of her hair loss with her followers on Instagram.

Cross told People that she was diagnosed with anal cancer in November 2017 and began radiation and chemotherapy soon after.