James Van Der Beek Shared A Heartfelt Message On How Stage 3 Cancer Has Affected His Life – BuzzFeed

The best of the internet, delivered straight to your inbox!On his birthday, James Van Der Beek shared a powerful message that I believe everyone needs to hear.BuzzFeed StaffPer the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer begins in the colon or the rectum. “These cancers can also be called colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where they start. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are often grouped together because they have many features in common.”The ACS includes that colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States.”There’s no playbook for how announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon… to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news.”

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthompson/james-van-der-beek-cancer-affected-his-family