Julia & Brad Celebrate 34 Years
- Veep actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is celebrating 34 years of marriage with her husband Brad Hall and shared an adorable photo of the pair on Instagram.
- Louis-Dreyfus was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in September 2017. She underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy to treat her disease.
- Having a strong support system through cancer can make a positive difference.
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Julia’s Breast Cancer Battle
Louis-Dreyfus was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in 2017. To treat her disease, she had six rounds of chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy.
Treatment options for breast cancer include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Louis-Dreyfus was admirably vulnerable through her breast cancer journey and publicly discussed her disease, which helped to raise awareness around breast cancer.
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While Louis-Dreyfus is fully in the clear with cancer, it's important for survivors, cancer patients, and people who have not been diagnosed with cancer to continue with scans and screenings. Screening tests like mammograms, colonoscopies, and pap smears save lives.
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The Importance of Support Through Cancer
For people battling cancer, as Louis-Dreyfus did, support is essential. Support can be found in many ways: Family, friends, colleagues, and partners or spouses. Having a strong support system through cancer can make a hugely positive difference, and make you feel less alone.
Cancer can be a litmus test for romantic relationships, too. Actress and melanoma survivor Jill Kargman speaks to this in an earlier interview, she says, “I think cancer is a great way to find out if you’re with the love of your life or a shithead. I think it presses the fast forward button on getting to the bottom of that answer, because a lot of people in middle age are kind of at a crossroads, waiting for their kids to fly the coop.”
“And I think if you’re with someone who is not supportive and kind of emotionally checked out or doesn’t tell you you’re still beautiful with that, this might not be your person,” says Kargman.
Jill Kargman on Relationships and Cancer
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