He didn’t beat around the bush. “It is cancer,” James Van Der Beek shared with his 1.5 million Instagram followers on 4.

"I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it," James Van Der Beek said.

The actor opens up to PEOPLE about finding out he has colorectal cancer — and what's next for him — in an exclusive interview ...

James Van Der Beek shares symptom he initially brushed off before cancer diagnosis - Actor and father-of-six said he ‘went ...

James Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last year at age 46. He says the response he got from family and a ...

James Van Der Beek is attempting to remain in good spirits as he battles stage 3 colorectal cancer. The "Dawson’s Creek" star ...

James Van Der Beek is speaking out about his colorectal cancer diagnosis and the early, seemingly innocuous symptom that ...