"Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has candidly revealed that he is battling colorectal cancer, sharing his diagnosis in a heartfelt Instagram post along with images of himself taken in and around his Austin, TX, ranch.

James Van Der Beek is speaking out about how he "went into shock" after being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer.

James Van Der Beek is speaking out about his colorectal cancer diagnosis and the early, seemingly innocuous symptom that ultimately prompted him to seek medical attention. “It was just a change in bowel habits,

I’d always associated cancer with age and with unhealthy, sedentary lifestyles. But I was in amazing cardiovascular shape. I tried to eat healthy — or as far as I knew it at the time,” Van Der Beek recently told People.

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek, who opened on his stage three colon cancer last week, has said the first symptoms of this dreaded disease were tricky. James, 47, who has started his treatment,

James Van Der Beek surprised his fans this month when the former star of Dawson's Creek and Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 revealed that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. But that's nothing compared to the shock Van Der Beek himself felt when he was first given the diagnosis by a doctor.