Overview
- On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, Louis-Dreyfus said she felt “backed into a corner” to disclose her 2017 diagnosis because Veep had to halt production.
- She explained that the yearlong pause would leave roughly 250 people without work, which prompted a public explanation.
- She said her disclosure prompted people to seek her advice on treatment, and she found helping others deeply comforting and self-soothing.
- She was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in September 2017, underwent a double mastectomy and six rounds of chemotherapy, and announced remission in 2018.
- She reflected that the experience reshaped her outlook, saying she now lives more mindfully with greater focus.