What Cobie Smulders Wants You to Know About Ovarian Cancer

"I had tumors on both ovaries," Smulders told the mag about the experience, "and the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes and surrounding tissues." After several surgeries, the cancerous tissue was finally removed . . . but the battle stayed with her.

"I don't think I'll ever feel like I'm cancer-free," the actress said of her recovery. "Now that I'm five years out, I'm trying to think of it as a positive thing and what can I learn from it. And if I can create more awareness, I'll do it." Knowledge about ovarian cancer symptoms is the first step to this awareness.

Thankfully, the Avengers actress is in great health these days — happily married and a new mom, Smulders actually shot the Women's Health cover a mere two months after childbirth! Read the rest of her intimate interview in the May issue, which is on newsstands now.