“It's cancer!“In a long Instagram post shared this Sunday, November 3, James Van Der Beek, actor revealed in the series Dawson in the 90s in which he plays the main role, announced that he was suffering from the disease.
“Every year, approximately 2 billion people worldwide receive this diagnosis. And I'm one of them“, he writes on his social networks, specifying that he is coming out of silence even though he had initially planned to announce his fight against cancer in the columns of the American magazine People.to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be changed early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to publish the news.“
The actor, who was also seen in the series “Ugly Betty”, suffers from colorectal cancer. He claims to be “fort” and ready to face the disease.
“There are reasons to be optimistic, and I feel good“, he always specifies on Instagram.
“Please know that my family and I deeply appreciate all the love and support“, he concludes on Instagram.
