This TV star died with crushing medical debt. His family’s response is too familiar. ^0%

MS NOW - By Dr. Omer Awan - 2/13/2026, 10:16 PM

Celebrated actor James Van Der Beek, the heartthrob who starred in the 1990s series “Dawson’s Creek,” lost his life to colorectal cancer on Wednesday at the distressingly young age of 48. Van Der Beek’s death serves as a reminder of the alarming trend of early-onset colorectal cancer, which has become the leading cause of cancer death in... more