Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek shares he has bowel cancer | Ents & Arts News

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek has mentioned he has been recognized with bowel most cancers.

The 47-year-old American actor – well-known for his position as Dawson Leery within the drama sequence – advised US outlet Individuals on Sunday that he has colorectal most cancers.

Bowel most cancers – generally additionally known as colorectal most cancers – begins within the colon or the rectum, which makes up the massive gut within the digestive system.

It is among the most typical varieties of most cancers within the UK, based on Most cancers Analysis UK, with round 42,900 individuals recognized every year.

Talking to Individuals, Van Der Beek added: “I have been privately coping with this prognosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the assist of my unbelievable household.

“There’s purpose for optimism, and I am feeling good.”

He mentioned he has been prioritising time along with his spouse Kimberly Van Der Beek and their six kids, Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn and Jeremiah.

The actor – additionally recognized for his roles in Do not Belief The B—- In Condo 23, CSI: Cyber, and the FX drama Pose – additionally posted on Instagram about his prognosis.

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Van Der Beek mentioned he deliberate on “deliberate on speaking about it at size with Individuals journal at some point,” however as an alternative introduced the information on Sunday morning “after I was knowledgeable {that a} tabloid was going to run with the information”.

He then added: “I have been coping with this privately till now, getting therapy and dialling in my general well being with larger focus than ever earlier than.

“I am in an excellent place and feeling robust. It has been fairly the initiation, and I will inform you extra after I’m prepared.”

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In December, Van Der Beek will seem within the Fox particular The Actual Full Monty, which is able to see male celebrities strip bare to lift consciousness for prostate, testicular, and colorectal most cancers testing and analysis.