VIDEO : How Julia Louis-Dreyfus Used Her Cancer Battle to Help Others

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is happy, healthy, and grateful following her recent battle with breast cancer.

?Extra? caught up with Julia at the premiere of the final season of her hit HBO show ?Veep,? where she opened up about how her illness has impacted her and others.

?I had an opportunity to help a lot of women, just through conversations. I raised a lot of money for women for reconstruction post-mastectomy. I was able to raise a lot of money for that organization called AiRS, and that gave me an enormous amount of comfort to be able to do that.?

What also helped Julia?

Getting back to work on "Veep" and having the support of her co-stars.