James Van Der Beek is battling cancer!

Surprising. Would have bet on Malignant Forehead Carcinoma.

Liars get cancer.

I always loved that rumor on here, R3.

Sorry to hear it. Glad he caught it. Colon cancer tends to be slow-growing and treatments are very effective. The big takeaway is that he is 47, and until a few years ago, the medical community considered 50 the age where one with no risk factors should be screened for it. Hopefully, this will raise awareness of risk to people younger than 50.

So he was a bottom this whole time?

For the love of God, James, don’t die!!!

FUUUUUCCCK!!!

You think only gay bottoms get colon cancer? wtf.

You can get HPV from bottoming. 9 out of 10 cases of butt cancer are caused by HPV.

Again, you don’t have to be a fucking bottom to end up with colon cancer.

I can’t with the idiocy.

Colorectal is a broad term that includes colon cancer, but he may have rectal cancer.

Trumper with a weird breeder fetish.

James Van Der Beek revealed he has colorectal cancer. Then he went back to impregnating his wife.

Oh, no.

But he did have the bliss of John Wesley Shipp unloading in that ass, so there's that.

He has a cancerous ass, so he can't live forever.

[quote] The big takeaway is that he is 47, and until a few years ago, the medical community considered 50 the age where one with no risk factors should be screened for it. Hopefully, this will raise awareness of risk to people younger than 50.

When I turned 50 six years ago my GP, who I had been seeing for about for about 15 yeas at that point, advised I get a colonoscopy.

At the preliminary appointment, the gastroenterologist took one look at my chart a minute after he came into the room and literally started screaming at me.

"You're Black, you should have been here 10 years ago!"

[quote] I can’t with the idiocy.

I cahn’t. I just cahn’t.

I doubt the porn Dawson can even get colorectal cancer. I think his colon and rectum fell out years ago.

I cahn't stan im!

R11 People with colon cancer will say they have colon cancer. People with ass cancer will say they have colorectal cancer due to being embarrassed.

Is this the guy who lives out in the country with his stay-at-home wife and ten crotch fruit?

r21 Yep. Says breeding as much as possible should be everyone's priority.

He can breed me!

He's definitely lost his looks with age.

Just to clarify, this isn't TMZ bullshit – People first reported it.

He would look infinitely better if he'd get an eyelid lift.

In some ways he's had the worst career of the four leads on his show, which is somewhat surprising since he was the best looking among them back in the day. But he was also the least talented.

I liked him on Dont Trust the B in apartment 23. Very funny playing himself as the vain clueless actor.

Isn't he kind of tall to be a bottom?

Didn't they move to Austin, Tx.?

I should just interject that I kinda recognize this guy but can’t think of any parts I’ve seen him in. However, I don’t think it’s hilarious that he has cancer.

Ok interjection over, please carry on.

So I just looked him up on IMDb. He has a long line of credits (including by the way something called “Asshole for Hire”), but oddly enough, I’ve never seen a single thing in his credits.

Huh, ever since watching Dawson's Creek, I never found him attractive at all. In OP's photo though... He's really grown into that face of his, hasn't he? Looks good now!

Well, too bad. He had a great ass-face, but he couldn't live forever...

Not surprised. Dawson's Crack was always high maintinance .

[quote]"You're Black; you should have been here 10 years ago!"

Hasn't R16's doctor heard of CPT?

He has a great ass! Sad.

I only say ANAL cancer when I want to shock someone, it works really well.

Focus on returning to your full and perfect health, James Van Der Beek. You are there.

[quote]In some ways he's had the worst career of the four leads on his show, which is somewhat surprising since he was the best looking among them back in the day.

In some ways? More like all. I know Katie Holmes killed her film career by marrying Tammy Cruise, but before then she had a number of well-regarded film roles, including Rachel Dawes in "Batman Begins." (Tammy made her quit for the sequel, and Maggie Gyllenhaal took over the role. Dumb move, Katie.) She was on the last season of "Euphoria" as well, plus Josh Jackson also continues to actually *work*, unlike the Beek.

Michelle has FIVE Oscar noms, so no contest there.

[quote]Didn't they move to Austin, Tx.?

No. I know an absurd number of celebs claim to have moved there, but there's a considerable difference between living in Austin and its surrounding areas. (Think Manhattan vs. Staten Island, except far more redneck. Or WeHo vs. Reseda.) Dawson & fam moved into a ranch about 90 minutes outside of town, and IIRC it's a rental – in the middle of hard-core Trump country, no less. They do have six kids to feed, after all, thanks to the Beek wildly overcompensating for his secret cock cravings. That other secret cock-craver who just sold his soul to Trumpkins, Zachary Levi, lives on the outskirts of a Bumfucke town 40 miles east of there. (Also Trump territory, of course.)

Celebs with REAL money live in Austin proper: I have no idea how many millions the "Supernatural" guys have from their 72 seasons of the show, but both have huge compounds (near each other, as well as Austin's newest and least welcome resident, Elon Musk). My sister lives three doors down from Emma Stone's nearly completed house there as well.

[quote]He has a long line of credits (including by the way something called “Asshole for Hire”), but oddly enough, I’ve never seen a single thing in his credits.

I watched all of "Dawson's Creek," but the only other thing I know he was in was "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23," though I never watched it. If anything, it's remarkable that *any* of its stars went anywhere: most TV stars peak early and never recover, including the Beek. Hell, even Adam Brody – who's WAY hotter and a WAY better actor – went largely unnoticed for the 20 years between the end of "The O.C." and his new Netflix series about the hot rabbi.

Are his kids still filthy?

It's good that he's supporting JFK Jr and other quacks out there. Of course, now he'll expect medical science to save him.

r38 "You are there"

What does that mean?

I believe I’ve been dead for 25 years.

So I wonder if he's rethinking his well publicized move to bumfuck now that he needs access to Grade A healthcare.

[quote] He would look infinitely better if he'd get an eyelid lift.

He’d look infinitely more feminine, R26.

Not necessarily. A guy in my office had an eyelid lift many years back and it made him look a thousand percent better. It doesn't have to be so extreme. Just enough to get the lid fold to not lie on top of the eyelashes.

RFK Jr, sorry.

[quote] You can get HPV from bottoming. 9 out of 10 cases of butt cancer are caused by HPV.

That is simply not true.

Human papillomavirus is not associated with colorectal cancer in a large international study.

Who said he was supporting RFK?

It all depends on how early they caught it. Some people ignore symptoms.

A good friend of mine IRL and former prolific DLer died of colon cancer a few years ago.

When I announced it, you folks gave him a send-off worthy of DL which he would have appreciated.

I can't joke about colon cancer.

r9 You are an idiot.

r50 He is a rethug, but not sure about the RFK thing

Can’t see the video sadly.

His wife is an anti-vaxxer nut and they’re involved with the Kabbalah Center cult.

Van Der Beek married business consultant Kimberly Brook on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Coming next Fall:

Dawson's Colostomy Bag

Dawson's 50 Dump Weekend

I have a strong attraction to Joshua Jackson, Lord help me.

Is he blaming the vaccine?

Only Dump can save him.

Sad last days.

Why does everyone in Hollywood die of ass cancer??

Happier Days:

-Stage 1 or 2 he should be fine. Stage 3 and especially stage 4 will be a battle.

Liars get cancer!

Sad that he was diagnosed at 47 when screening tends to start at 50

It’s colorectal cancer, not anal cancer which Farrah Fawsett died from.

Everyone, eat your vegetables!!

R59 oh fuck yeah.

He's a slimy cheater but in all the hottest ways

Why did he have so many kids? That’s pretty irresponsible

Is this what Kate the Princess has? Why have they not disclosed what she has?

Kate Middleton should turn her medical records over to The People, so they can vote on how much to spend on her treatment.

[quote]R71 Is this what Kate the Princess has? Why have they not disclosed what she has?

Yes, it’s ass cancer for Kate - and her father-in-law Charles, too.

They do a lot of vigorous pegging in that family.

It's because he made all those butt babies. One or 2 is okay, but he took it way too far.

My sizemeat tore him up good.

His wife is a major anti-vaxer and believes that 5G cellular networks are harmful to health. She advocates for "alternative" medicine. Hopefully, she will find him a good chiropractor to treat his cancer.

[quote] In some ways he's had the worst career of the four leads on his show, which is somewhat surprising since he was the best looking among them back in the day.

Almost immediately the show became about who Joey would choose.

I'm always surprised that Joshua Jackson still gets work. I find him very annoying. I have no interest in watching his new Ryan Murphy show.

I bet he’ll eschew chemo in favor of herbals and other alternative quackery.

R54, I thought I read that Van Der Beek used to vote Dem. I didn't think he was a Republican, more that he was upset that Biden didn't participate in the primary debates (although neither did Trump). That apparently led to VDB's disillusionment and attraction to RFK. Is VDB now supporting Trump because RFK endorsed him?

My guess, R79, is he’ll quietly rely on western medicine.

In my town, they call it the cancer of the doo doo.

In the People article, he didn't say what stage he was or whether he had had chemo or the tumor removed. He said he'd been taking steps to resolve it, which sounds like alternative medicine to me.

That’s why I say “quietly”. These guys are all about telling you how to live your life when it comes to things like vaccines, but when push comes to shove, their wealth and positions buy them the best medical treatments. They’re ultimately hypocrites. For the sake of his kids, anyway, I hope he does more that eat kale and shove crystals up his ass.

Has John Wesley Shipp commented yet?

I'm curious is there any medical consensus on what is driving this epidemic among people under 50 now? A physician friend of mine theorizes is people not consuming dairy as much since that causes mucus development in the digestive tract which acts as a protectant apparently.

Gives new meaning to the movie Dawson’s Crack.

I told him I felt something up there!

[quote]People with ass cancer will say they have colorectal cancer due to being embarrassed.

Didn't Farrah say she had ass cancer ? Or did she call it colorectal cancer ?

[quote]Didn't Farrah say she had ass cancer ? Or did she call it colorectal cancer ?

She had anal cancer, which is different than colorectal cancer.

Van Der Beek posted on Instagram last night that he'd planned to do this 'coming out' differently and had to rush things because a tabloid was going to break the story. Looking through the last year or so of his photos, you can tell he's lost some weight/muscle but it's hard to pin down because he mixes old and new photos.

Here's an old article about Fawcett's resolution to be honest about her diagnosis. Some excerpts:

[quote]In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.

[quote]“She knew that she had the kind of anal cancer that she wasn’t going to ultimately overcome, and decided to leave as much of a legacy of awareness as she possibly could,” her physician, Dr. Lawrence Piro, said Tuesday before her funeral.

I blame it all on Pacey's big dirty dick!

Colonial Rectal Cancer?

The Beek is SO posh!

I TOLD you that with a head like that you could see he was Abby Normal.

r78 That is clearly the "I Have To Pay My Divorce Lawyer" job.

R39 Katie Holmes was not on Euphoria.

Where the hell is John Wesley Shipp’s press release about this news??? We are waiting…….

[quote]R91 In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.

why didn’t she do condom ads before she died, then?

Do you think Kate Middleton will do such ads, to protect the Public?

Kate should be doing more to bring attention to whichever type of embarrassing cancer she has.

Public announcement = on his deathbed.

I only remember James' colon as beautifully clean, tight, and smooth.

I wish James and his colon the best.

R86, that's an interesting theory. I keep a casual eye on research as there is a higher incidence of colon cancer in my family history but I don't believe there is any consensus as yet.

Also, PSA on the importance of making a concerted effort to get 30g of fibre per day in your diet (for men). If you fall short, a popcorn snack - plain, with maybe a little sprinkling of salt - is an easy way to get 5-10 extra grams. (Plus all the things which will improve your health in general: increase vegetables, rely less on meat and - just as important - exercise.)

Did he comment about Trump’s mental decline?

Farrah was the only person I could think of who developed anal cancer, but then I remembered Marcia Cross had it as well. Both of them were in their 50s when it was diagnosed.

James, I can suggest some natural cancer cures!

[quote]R39 Katie Holmes was not on Euphoria.

Fuck: you're right. I had her mixed up with Minka Kelly – and to be fair, they're about the same age & look a fair amount alike.

[quote]So I wonder if he's rethinking his well publicized move to bumfuck now that he needs access to Grade A healthcare.

Excellent question, now that we know he and his beard ... er, wife are anti-vaxxer Repugs. This is admittedly just a coincidence, but the top cancer-treatment center in America (if not the world) is MD Anderson in Houston, around 200 miles or so from where they live if it's outside of Austin. But if he's sticking to "alternative medicine" bullshit, that may be the literal end of him.

[quote]I'm curious is there any medical consensus on what is driving this epidemic among people under 50 now?

I'm not sure if it's quite at "epidemic" levels yet, but yes, there's been a marked increase in colorectal cancer among both men & women, starting as early as 40. My own doctor started recommending them starting at 45 a couple of years ago now, but I gather this is problematic for some health insurers – odd, considering they usually support preventative measures, but they're admittedly heartless assholes. I don't think there's a consensus as to the cause, either, but most of the theories I've heard involve people eating far less fiber than they used to, which is bad in numerous ways for your entire GI tract, even if cancer isn't a given.

Poor diet and obesity are the suspected causes of the increased cancer rates among younger people.

Cancer of his hole?

No rimming James till that's dealt with.

Since we're talking (speculating really) on medical matters, it's helpful to know that the lining of the anus is made up of completely different kinds of tissue and skin and mucosa than anything inside the rectum just beyond it. The HPV virus that can cause anal cancer is ONLY going to infect and populate the lining of the anus, the anal verge and the anal canal. Immediately beyond that is a completely different world in terms of the cellular structures of the "skin" or lining. The anal canal is only about 1 inch in most people, so we're really talking about a tiny area, relative to what gay people visualize is going on in there. Colorectal cancer is definitely more related to regular intake of certain kinds of foods, (red and preserved meats), carcinogens in the diet, alcohol intake, obesity, and genetic factors.

[quote]R104 Farrah was the only person I could think of who developed anal cancer, but then I remembered Marcia Cross had it as well.

Did Marcia do condom commercials when she was diagnosed? To inform the public of the anally transmitted ass cancer?

She still could, couldn’t she?

Don’t you think she should publicly disclose how she got it?

Every person with cancer deserves compassion and respect, not cheap jokes. I am concerned he will not get conventional healthcare but there's nothing I can do about it. No one owes strangers an explanation about what kind of cancer they have or how they got it, whatever that means. Getting well is a big enough job that there should be no expectation of educating the public at the same time. If you want education, look up the web pages of the Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, Harvard Medical Newsletter, etc.

Treat people, even obnoxious celebrities, as you would want to be treated.

It was the stick up her ass that gave Marcia cancer!

He gave an amazing performance in The Rules of Attraction that will always make me fond of him, despite what other fucked-up shit he has done.

Marcia Cross has always been pretty private.

Not private enough to close her ass to DIRTY DICK, apparently.

Where is John Wesley Shipps statement???

Except for her raging heterosexuality!

[quote]He gave an amazing performance in The Rules of Attraction that will always make me fond of him, despite what other fucked-up shit he has done.

Wasn't he the one bitching about it having a same-sex kiss though?

[R-112] Do you have any idea what forum you’re posting in?

Happy Birthday, James! I still love your ass. Good luck, buddy.......your butt was fantastic!

[quote] For the sake of his kids, anyway, I hope he does more that eat kale and shove crystals up his ass.

Me too. I don't want him to wait for his life to be over. He should know right now what it will be.

Apparently he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer last summer. Still sounds evasive on what kinds of treatments he is undergoing. Hopefully he is being treated by real oncologists.

Hopefully he is being treated by real oncologists.

Seems doubtful.

Bummer

Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis is not the time to try holistic remedies. Get the best recommended approach by the best specialists, and after you have been treated and are in remission, then you can take more holistic approach to health and lifestyle.

He had blood in his doo doos. Not convinced he’s making the right choices.

Some people who want to avoid chemo will just opt for surgical removal of the tumor from the colon and a resection (because the surgeons will need to cut out a length of colon - probably around 1 foot. But there are 32 feet of colon, so there is a bit to spare.) My mom had this procedure - plus one week of chemo follow up 6 weeks later, which led to septic shock and lower limb amputations and that was that. (She was scheduled for 2 months of chemo). But that was over 25 years ago, and she is still living (at age 102). A lot will depend on the spread of the cancer to lymph nodes and how aggressive the strain of cancer that he has actually is.

The gold standard now is 12 chemo sessions plus tumor removal unless you're over 70. They're a little less aggressive with older people because of the chemo side effects. Van Der Beek doesn't stand a chance without surgery and chemo.

[quote] James Van Der Beek reveals his Stage 3 colorectal cancer has affected his marriage: ‘I could not be a provider’

James Van Der Beek has opened up about the heartbreaking way his ongoing battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer has affected his marriage – revealing the diagnosis has left him feeling like he cannot provide for his wife and six children.

The “Dawson’s Creek” actor first announced his diagnosis in November 2024, and he discussed his shocking health battle further in an Instagram clip published Saturday after his 48th birthday.

The video, titled “What Cancer Taught Me,” began with Van Der Beek telling his more than 1.6 million followers how this past year “has been the hardest of my life.”

“When I was younger, I used to define myself as an actor, which was never all that fulfilling, and then I became a husband and it was much better and then I became a father and that was the ultimate,” the “Dawson’s Creek” star said.

“All of those definitions that I cared so deeply about were stripped from me,” he continued after explaining he was forced to be away from his family while undergoing treatment.

“I was away for treatment, so I could no longer be a husband who was helpful to my wife,” Van Der Beek said. “I could no longer be a father who could pick up his kids and put them to bed and be there for them. I could not be a provider because I wasn’t working.”

“I was faced with the question, ‘If I am just a too-skinny, weak guy, alone in an apartment with cancer, what am I?'”

However, the “Varsity Blues” actor’s worries were not long-lived because he ultimately turned to religion to help ease his troubled mind.

“I am worthy of God’s love simply because I exist,” he said. “And if I’m worthy of God’s love, shouldn’t I also be worthy of my own?”

“As I move through this healing portal toward recovery,” Van Der Beek continued, “I wanted to share that with you because that revelation that came to me was in no small part to all the prayers and the love that had been directed toward me.”

The ailing star then called on his millions of fans to follow the same message he shared – even if it felt “too religious” for some.

“I certainly don’t claim to know what God is or explain God, my efforts to connect to God are an ongoing process that is a constant unfolding mystery to me,” he noted.

“But, if it’s a trigger that feels too religious, you can take the word God out in your mind and it can simply be ‘I am worthy of love.’ Because you are.”

[quote] the diagnosis has left him feeling like he cannot provide for his wife and six children

For a conservative male that must make him feel like he's worthless.

[quote] I am worthy of God’s love simply because I exist

Pity they can't apply that to others - such as victims of school shootings, the poor, immigrants, gays and lesbians, etc.

[quote] The ailing star then called on his millions of fans to follow the same message he shared – even if it felt “too religious” for some.

CRAM IT, CHURCHY!

I feel bad that I might have felt something years ago but never mentioned it to him.

He’s embarrassing.

Maybe he can contact his good buddy RFK Jr who can send him some quack remedy.

I'm glad he caught it in time.

Doesn’t help, R136, if he treats it with kale juice and prayer. Not saying he is, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

Did he have chemo and surgery?

Untreated warts.

[quote]The odds of a gay man developing anal cancer are about 20 to 80 times higher than for a heterosexual man. This makes anal cancer one of the most common cancers affecting gay men. The risk of anal cancer is even higher among people living with HIV. This is all because of HPV. Having receptive anal sex increases your risk of an anal HPV infection. And living with HIV makes it harder for your immune system to get rid of harmful HPV infections.

[quote]The other good news is that there are ways to screen for anal cancer. However, there are no national guidelines about who should be screened, when they should be screened, and at what frequency. That is why finding a healthcare provider who you feel comfortable talking to and who is knowledgeable about gay men’s health is so important. Early detection is key to successful anal cancer treatment

[quote] The odds of a gay man developing anal cancer are about 20 to 80 times higher than for a heterosexual man. This makes anal cancer one of the most common cancers affecting gay men.

Don't look at me!

He has *whispers* ass cancer...

Celebs who had colorectal cancer: Chadwick Boseman, Sharon Osborne, Audrey Hepburn, Darryl Strawberry, Elizabeth Montgomery, Robin Gibb, Julie Walters, Kirstie Alley, Ronald Reagan. Jack Lemon., Farrah Fawcett Majors, Marcia Cross, Jackie Gleason, Eartha Kitt, Milton Berle, Jose Ferrer. Richard Mulligan, Cleavon Little. Tony Snow, Taylor Dayne, Ted Knight, Jack Albertson, Tammy Faye Baker, David Nelson. Betty Hutton, and many more.

I wonder if he had HPV in the ass from some past unwanted encounter.

James Van Der (Anal) Leak

i’ve lost two close girlfriends to colorectal cancer and i can assure you that neither one of them was taking it in the ass. one was asexual, and the other, was just innocent. both lives cut far too short, as they were in their 30’s. one got married before she died- just heart breaking. though she had the perfect day. she wasn’t super sick yet though she was terminal stage four.

both literally amongst the best people i’ve known. i’ll never get over the loss. then i see donald trump 78 and rupert murdoch 96 and i get ANGRY. those elderly ghouls shouldn’t be alive.

also, james van der beek is dazzlingly handsome in person. tall, thin, always a nice fit. he used to make a lot of appearances on “e”, and their studios shared a front door with my credit union.

and, yes, he pinged. his upright posture and stick up the butt walking style, i’ve only seen only seen gay prisspots do

Colorectal and anal are different cancers. I don’t think colorectal is caused by the HPV virus, like anal and cervical cancers are

[quote] one was asexual, and the other, was just innocent.

Sure, Jan.

Colorectal includes colon and rectal, i.e. anal cancers. Per google AI, predictive factors include age (over 50), family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, certain genetic syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and a diet high in red and processed meats.

no it doesnt

Tony the Tumor is stage 3 in my sigmoid colon - sigmund. Colon heheheheh. I refer to it as colon cancer, but I wonder if it’s considered colorectal. I hope not, because it took me four minutes to spell it correctly and it’s right there ^.

As far as risk factors, “ age (over 50)👍🏻, family history of colon cancer 👍🏻……….smoking 👍🏻, excessive alcohol consumption 👍🏻, and a diet high in red and processed meats. 👍🏻”. Guilty.

Cancer is not a “teacher” and it sure as hell isn’t a punishment.

R152, thank goodness they caught it. I hope your treatment goes well.

Cancer can be a teacher in that it can teach you greater respect for your body and to rearrange your priorities. It's a highly personal journey and people do it different ways. Get that baseline colonoscopy at 45 and use the colonguard diagnostic test. The sooner you act, the better the prognosis.

I know of a doctor who was a total cunt to his patients. He ended up with cancer and then returned with some actual bedside manner. It definitely changed him. Then you have idiots like Laura Ingraham who get cancer and come back cuntier than ever.

[quote] I know of a doctor who was a total cunt to his patients

And then he died.

[quote] I watched all of "Dawson's Creek," but the only other thing I know he was in was "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23," though I never watched it. If anything, it's remarkable that *any* of its stars went anywhere: most TV stars peak early and never recover, including the Beek.

I knew his film carreer was going to be a joke once I saw that stupid "Varsity Blues" film.

The only merely watchable aspect of that film was Paul Walker and yet they ruined his sex scene by having that morbidly obese character break in and puke on the washing machine.

Don’t Trust the B was a very funny show and James was hilarious as himself. It’s another in a long line of shows that didn’t deserve cancellation, but was because of low ratings. Network television (ABC, CBS and NBC) can’t expect the numbers they used to have. There are many more viewing options than there used to be.

[quote]Colorectal includes colon and rectal, i.e. anal cancers.

Colorectal cancer includes the colon and rectum, neither of which is the anus (i.e., where anal cancer occurs). R148 is correct, and perhaps Google AI could consult Wikipedia, which begins its explanation of colorectal cancer with the notation "For cancer of the anus, see Anal cancer" with a link to the appropriate page.

So anal.