James Van Der Beek Shares Positive Health Update 4 Months After Announcing Cancer Diagnosis

The 48-year-old actor announced he was battling stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024.
James Van Der Beek Shares Positive Health Update 4 Months After Announcing Cancer Diagnosis
James Van der Beek arrives at the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2019. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
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“Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek has shared a positive health update, just over four months after revealing he had been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer.

“I feel like I can see the finish line,” the 48-year-old actor said during an interview with Extra, published on March 20. “It’s not the first time I’ve felt that, but I’m in a healing phase, which is great.”