Dawson’s Creek heartthrob James Van Der Beek, 48, says his first thought when he learned he had stage 3 colorectal cancer was “this is going to be the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
The actor shared the news of his cancer publicly in 2024 after undergoing treatment privately for more than a year. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the U.S.
And Van Der Beek told the Today show in a new interview that he first learned of his diagnosis after coming out of anesthesia following a colonoscopy. However, despite the “extreme” news, he believed it would inspire him to make lifestyle changes that would “add healthy, happy years to [his] life.”
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