Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:26
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.
I don’t believe he got them as he should have:
- he was unaware that the screening age had dropped from 50 to 45
- he had changes in his bowel habits and attributed it to caffeine intake rather than speaking to a physician
What?
Who cares if he knew the screening age if he still got one at what turned out to be the recommended screening age?
People have changes in bowel habits for myriad reasons. I hope you don’t suggest that one go running to the doctor or for a colonoscopy as the first step every time? In addition to being impractical on a personal level, it’s impractical on a system level.
He was diagnosed at 46. He did not get screened at 45 and had publicly said he didn’t know screening was recommended at 45. I am suggesting people get tested when recommended and discuss changes in your status with your physician.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:22
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
This is shocking. I’m so sorry for his wife and kids.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:09
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:So sad for his six children and his wife.
Me too. It seems like Kimberly has never worked (at least since she married him). I hope he had good life insurance. Raising six kids and maintaining a big farm in Texas (or anywhere, really) must be incredibly expensive. I have a feeling they weren't in a good place financially since James was auctioning off memorabilia from his football movie.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:04
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Oh so sad. His kids were so little and cute at the Dawson's creek reunion. May he rest in peace.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:03
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is typically a beatable cancer. (I’m a colon cancer survivor).
Get your colonoscopy. Follow your med team’s recommendations of gold standard treatment.
He chose to treat the cancer “holistically” and tried “a bunch of different things”.
It’s 100% his choice and decision. But others should not take a stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. Statistically it’s a beatable cancer dx.
What? What is your source for that? My impression was that he added a holistic diet into his broader treatment plan.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:03
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.
I don’t believe he got them as he should have:
- he was unaware that the screening age had dropped from 50 to 45
- he had changes in his bowel habits and attributed it to caffeine intake rather than speaking to a physician
What?
Who cares if he knew the screening age if he still got one at what turned out to be the recommended screening age?
People have changes in bowel habits for myriad reasons. I hope you don’t suggest that one go running to the doctor or for a colonoscopy as the first step every time? In addition to being impractical on a personal level, it’s impractical on a system level.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:02
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Heartbreaking. Rest in peace. I’m so sad for his family.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:59
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:This is typically a beatable cancer. (I’m a colon cancer survivor).
Get your colonoscopy. Follow your med team’s recommendations of gold standard treatment.
He chose to treat the cancer “holistically” and tried “a bunch of different things”.
It’s 100% his choice and decision. But others should not take a stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. Statistically it’s a beatable cancer dx.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:56
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.
I don’t believe he got them as he should have:
- he was unaware that the screening age had dropped from 50 to 45
- he had changes in his bowel habits and attributed it to caffeine intake rather than speaking to a physician
Quoting: https://www.foxnews.com/health/actor-colorectal-cancer-shares-simple-sign-he-ignored-i-had-no-idea
“ Before my diagnosis, I didn’t know much about colorectal cancer," van der Beek said. "I didn’t even realize the screening age [had] dropped to 45; I thought it was still 50."
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:54
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.
I don’t believe he got them as he should have:
- he was unaware that the screening age had dropped from 50 to 45
- he had changes in his bowel habits and attributed it to caffeine intake rather than speaking to a physician
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:53
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
Honestly I wonder if the age recommendation is eventually going to drop. It sounds like he likely started at age 45. He announced his diagnosis November of 2024 which tracks with the age recommendation since he was 48.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:51
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
So sad for his six children and his wife.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:48
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.
NP here.
I don’t think there is any blame here.
This celebrity passing offers us a way to make important reminders of our health.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:48
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:This is typically a beatable cancer. (I’m a colon cancer survivor).
Get your colonoscopy. Follow your med team’s recommendations of gold standard treatment.
👆
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:46
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Please get your colonoscopies! 45 with no family history, younger if you you have a history.
James got his. Feels like you are blaming him.