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James Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colon cancer
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James Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colon cancer

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Dawson’s Creek And Don’t trust the B in Apartment 23 Star James Van Der Beek told it People that he was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. “There is reason for optimism and I feel good,” he said. Van Der Beek said he received the diagnosis and has since “dealt with this diagnosis privately and taken steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family.” According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, with 106,590 new cases of colorectal cancer and 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer each year.

On Instagram, Van Der Beek said he was forced to share his health status before he was ready. “There is no guide on how to announce these things, but I had planned to speak about it at length with People magazine soon… to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms,” ​​he wrote. “But that plan had to change this morning when I was informed that a tabloid would be published with the news.” Van Der Beek then apologized to those he wanted to tell in person for having to find out about it People. “Nothing has happened on this process in my preferred timeline,” he wrote. “But we’re going along with it.”

While he is receiving treatment, Van Der Beek is still working. The actor is scheduled to appear in The real Full Monty in December. It is a two-hour special in which male celebrities strip to raise awareness about testing and research into prostate, testicular and colon cancer. The stars’ appearance is planned The real Full Monty These include Van Der Beek, Taye Diggs and Dancing with the stars Judge Bruno Tonioli.

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