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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Uses Breast Cancer Diagnosis To Push For Universal Health Care

Emily Zanotti

Veep and Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus confirmed Thursday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment. In her announcement, however, Louis-Dreyfus went political, using her illness to push for “universal health care.”

“1 in 8 women get breast cancer,” she wrote on Twitter. “Today, I’m the one…let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.”

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