Desperate Housewives' Lynette battles against cancer

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman unveils the bald truth as her character Lynette in the hit series is shown to be battling the effects of cancer.

Awardwinning actress Huffman begins the fourth season of the hit show, which began last week, bald from the effects of chemotherapy.

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Huffman will no doubt give a moving and sensitive portrayal, as character Lynette doesn't told her children or friends about her illness because she doesn't want their pity, but fans can expect some laughs too from the black comedy that has taken the US by storm.

Creator Marc Cherry said her fight will be both emotional and comical. He explained: "What we wanted to do is examine the effects illness had on family and friends.

"We don't want to do some ridiculous she-might-die thing."

"That's not our point in dealing with the disease. It was mostly to see what being sick does to you and the people around you.

"And in the second episode, we do a fascinating story that one of the women doesn't respond well to Lynette's illness."

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In the hit series which focuses on the lives of the neighbours of Wisteria Lane, secrets and lies are rife.

The new season picks up where it ended with the biggest cliffhanger from the third season finale: whether Edie Brit (Nicolette Sheridan) survived her suicide attempt.

As well as seeing Lynette battle the effects of chemotherapy and the newlywed Gabrielle (real-life newlywed Eva Longoria) try to cope with a loveless marriage to a deceitful and ambitious politician (John Slattery), a new family moves to Wisteria Lane.

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The clan includes Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair, a woman who previously lived there until she and her daughter Dylan (Lyndsy Fonseca) moved away under mysterious circumstances.

They return 12 years later with Katherine"s new husband, Adam (Nathan Fillion), a gynecologist with a shady professional past.

British viewers will be able to see the new season on Channel 4 early next year.

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