"1 in 8 women get breast cancer. The "Veep" star has breast cancer . Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2014, 236,968 women and 2,141 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 41,211 women and 465 men in the United States died from the disease. "This is and continues to be the role of a lifetime and an adventure of utter, utter joy," Louis-Dreyfus said in her Emmys acceptance speech.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 28, 2017 18:30 UTC