Like so many cancer survivors, Julia Louis-Dreyfus returned to work last summer after a battle with breast cancer. Almost a year after announcing she would be undergoing treatment for breast cancer, Louis-Dreyfus returned to work in August 2018, and began filming the final season of the much-loved HBO series “VEEP.” It was just announced that the seventh and final season of “Veep” will premiere on March 31.
At the time of her return, Louis-Dreyfus said she was “deeply grateful” to be back at work — and she’s not the only one. Countless survivors have told us that they continued to work during treatment, or returned shortly after finishing treatment, and it really helped them restore a level of normalcy to their lives. In Louis-Dreyfus’ case, she underwent surgery and chemotherapy after announcing that she had breast cancer in September of 2017. Filming for the final “VEEP” season was put on hold, until its star was back on her feet. The final season will be shorter, featuring only seven episodes, but show-runners have promised it’ll be jam packed with excitement.
Read MoreIt seems that Louis-Dreyfus’ battle with cancer did nothing to slow the actress down. In addition to filming the final season of “VEEP,” she’s also incredibly involved with getting young people involved in politics, and has taken up breast cancer awareness as a cause as well. Earlier this month, at HBO’s Television Critics Association press tour, the actress explained why she decided to go public with the fact that she was battling the disease.
“I normally wouldn’t share such a private thing publicly,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “[However], I knew it would get out there because I knew we had to shut down [VEEP] production for a number of months in order to accommodate my situation. So then I thought, ‘Well, I’m just going to embrace this and attack it and try to do it with a sense of humor. I was really pleased with the reaction.”
And we know a lot of women dealing with breast cancer are pleased that Louis-Dreyfus went public too. The actress was eager to get back to work, but she also took the time she needed to heal while she was undergoing treatment — both are equally important when learning to live with cancer.
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