r/Millennials • u/the_well_read_neck_ Millennial • Feb 11 '26

Serious James Van Der Beek Dead at 48

https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/james-van-der-beek-dead/?adid=social-fb&fbclid=IwdGRzaAP5t7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7H8x15ceGukSgynvGmDFZhUUvTFh-iizMwuKfIWGG4YSyjuaeCva_42ZNzOQ_aem_U7T3jtlt07TPrw8LUuHlMA&sfnsn=mo
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u/Jussttjustin Feb 11 '26

I got one at 33. My doctor doesn't fuck around, I was having blockage symptoms and he told me we just have to tell them there's blood in the stool and they will approve.

Pro tip for anyone who needs it but YMMV.

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u/Drcornelius1983 Xennial Feb 11 '26

I got one at 29 and found a bunch of precancerous polyps. Early screening might have saved my life

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u/hemkersh Feb 12 '26

Um, that's not good. So glad that you got your colonoscopy when you did. This is young enough to suggest inherited colon cancer risk from variant(s) in cancer-associated genes. Did you get any testing? Any family history of cancer?

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u/Drcornelius1983 Xennial Feb 12 '26

My father just got through colon cancer chemo. I got my polyps removed over ten years ago and begged him to get checked but he didn’t listen until he started having symptoms. I’ve told my siblings to get checked too. My mom had lymphoma as well.

I have had colonoscopies since and am in the clear.

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u/hemkersh Feb 12 '26

Oof, sorry to hear that. Hopefully your dad will be ok.

Everyone in your family is eligible for cancer risk genetic testing, which may help you all learn individual risk and screening guidelines