Krysta Rodriguez revealed she has breast cancer in a blog post Thursday.
The 30-year-old actress announced she was diagnosed in September 2014, and is undergoing chemotherapy as treatment. Rodriguez broke the news on her new ChemoCouture website, a blog dedicated to her journey with the disease.
"On September 24, 2014 at age 30, I was diagnosed with stage 2B ductal carcinoma: in-situ and invasive," she wrote. "Now as far as cancer goes, I have the Cadillac of tumors. It's slow growing, highly treatable and not really interested in spreading. My doctor calls it an 'old lady cancer.'"
"I desire to feel as great as I can during this time," she said of her chemotherapy. "I still want to be sexy, to take risks, to challenge what even I view as beautiful. So I'm pulling out all the stops. This is not a time to bust out a beanie and hide. I'm going to try to live as loudly as I can."
Rodriguez will include beauty tips, fashion ideas and recipes on the site, and asked for feedback from others affected by cancer. She thanked fans later on Twitter, writing, "Calling it a night on an amazing day. Feel so uplifted by everyone. Thank you for affirming my choice not to do this alone. Let's go!"
Rodriguez came to fame as a theater actress, and appeared in Good Vibrations, The Addams Family and First Date the Musical on Broadway. She is best known for portraying Ana Vargas on musical series Smash, which aired for two seasons on NBC.