Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:13
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know 4 people in their 30s/40s who have died of colon cancer. They should drop the screening age to 30.
I'm not actuary, but I bet that would result in a material increase in everyone's health insurance premiums.
Wouldn’t it be lower because it’s cheaper to treat cancer early?
No. The cost of 2-3 additional tests per person would dwarf any incremental benefits in treatment costs.
It's cheaper when people do nothing and die soon after diagnosis .
The most expensive people are those that are preemptive and have ten years of dying at 85-95 plus all the preemptive costs.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:12
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
This is the medical equivalent of being pedantic.
It was 17 months after he turned 45 before he was screened AND he was not asymptomatic. Certain cancers cause things like oily or floating poop. This is not just caffeine makes me go. He had unexplained weightloss (another cancer indicator) and fatigue as well as abdominal pain.
So I completely disagree.
Okay. I’m sure that you need to tell yourself he died of cancer at 48 freaking years old because HE f—ked up somehow.
Hopefully that will make you feel more in control.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:08
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.
Yes, and one of those can be colon cancer. It's specifically a warning sign that warrants a visit to a doctor.
I'm not posting that to blame Van der Beek for his diagnosis, but because it's apparently something that a lot of people are unaware of.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:04
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.
Sorry to say but I had rectal blessing at 30. My GI sent me straight to a colonoscopy and he saved my life because of it. It was a polyp but he asked me to come back 5 years later and I did. On that colonoscopy they found a very tiny tumor in very early stages. I’m so glad I listened to my doctor and took him seriously. My second colonoscopy that found the tumor was when I had no symptoms.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:00
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
This is the medical equivalent of being pedantic.
It was 17 months after he turned 45 before he was screened AND he was not asymptomatic. Certain cancers cause things like oily or floating poop. This is not just caffeine makes me go. He had unexplained weightloss (another cancer indicator) and fatigue as well as abdominal pain.
So I completely disagree.
James never said his symptoms included unexplained weight loss or fatigue. He said after the colonoscopy he realized it was changes in bowel habits.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:55
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Wife has already started a gofundme
Lol the rich persons go to. She can't work?
Quick right? He dies this morning and already up.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:53
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
He was such a great guy, by all appearances. Reflective, loving, funny, a hands on Dad. I appreciate his IG posts..so full of wisdom. Rest in Peace, James.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:52
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Wife has already started a gofundme
Lol the rich persons go to. She can't work?
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:52
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Super sad. I'm 44 and not gen x but grew up when he was younger in dawson's creek. Didn't really watch his show either. But sad when someone dies so young with most of DCUM calling 40's "OLD". It's really not. Live life and get your colonoscopies. I have IBS since I was 30. Had my first colonoscopy 7 yrs ago. It was easier than I thought it would be the only scary part for me was being put under for it.
Np who is calling 40's old? Most people on here are probably older
The relationship forum is full of ageism
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:51
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote: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.
Wife has already started a gofundme
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:41
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:I hope he didn't wait . . .
[sorry, had to be said. I'm surprised no one beat me to it]
Thank you for making me laugh about something really sad.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:38
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
This is the medical equivalent of being pedantic.
For real. There is often a multiple month wait to get a routine screening colonoscopy. Not to mention it was only recently changed from 50. I know my own spouse had a delay when he turned 45 bc our insurance hadn’t caught up with the new recommendations
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:23
Subject: James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
This is the medical equivalent of being pedantic.
It was 17 months after he turned 45 before he was screened AND he was not asymptomatic. Certain cancers cause things like oily or floating poop. This is not just caffeine makes me go. He had unexplained weightloss (another cancer indicator) and fatigue as well as abdominal pain.
So I completely disagree.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:18
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:They are rising in Europe too.
Screening is totally different in other countries. The US is the only one recommending colonoscopy as first screening. Others do FIT first and then colonoscopy if it finds something.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:18
Subject: Re:James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why colon cancer rates are rising among young people? So scary.
only in America with their awful diets
It’s happening in other developed countries. But I definitely think it’s the food. The American diet has been bad for a long time but I think it has became out of control with the food quality.