A moment of happiness that Marcia Cross will celebrate surrounded by her loved ones. The actress celebrates her 62nd birthday this Monday, March 25. A candle that she might well have never blown out, if she hadn’t had a routine check-up with her gynecologist a few years ago. Indeed, in 2017, the diagnosis fell: the American actress had anal cancer. His fight then has a double objective: to defeat the disease and to make this cancer known to as many people as possible. The one who played the character of Bree Van de Kamp in the cult series Desperate Housewives is “ grateful to be alive and healthy “, she told CNN in 2019. Now in remission, she is raising awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a sexually transmitted disease that caused her cancer and, doctors suspect, her husband’s. Indeed, her husband Tom Mahoney also battled throat cancer in 2009.
“ It’s hard to talk about itbut it’s so important “, she told CNN. “ I want to help reduce the stigma surrounding anal cancer », affirmed Marcia Cross, before continuing: “ I read a lot of stories from cancer survivors, and many people, especially women, were too embarrassed to say what type of cancer they had. There is a lot of shame about this. I want this to stop. “The one who holds” profoundly to save lives » does everything to « educate the public about HPV “. This virus affects a large proportion of sexually active people. Often without consequences, the papillomavirus can, in certain more serious cases, “ cause cervical and other cancers », Launched the actress.
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Marcia Cross shows at Paris Fashion Week
A few days ago, at the dawn of her 62nd birthday, Marcia Cross paraded during Paris Fashion Week. She closed the Vetements brand show brilliantly in a long red dress with rhinestones. An appearance that left the guests speechless. The brand called on numerous international celebrities to parade on its catwalk bathed in saturated red light. To open the show, Natalia Vodianova made a remarkable appearance in an oversized black suit set with a bustier of the same color.
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