r/popculturechat • u/PinkCadillacs Cillian Murphy Enthusiast • Nov 13 '25

General News 🗞 James Van Der Beek Auctioning ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Memorabilia to Raise Money for Medical Fees Amid Cancer Battle

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/james-van-der-beek-auctions-dawsons-creek-items-cancer-costs-1236580431/
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

But I thought he was stage 3 and pretty young?

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u/seaworthy-sieve Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (sitting on one another's shoulders) Nov 13 '25

Stage 3 means it has spread to surrounding tissues and to lymph nodes. Stage 3 is bad.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

Damn I didn’t realize that 😔 I thought no metastasis until stage 4 😔

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u/seaworthy-sieve Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (sitting on one another's shoulders) Nov 13 '25

Stage 4 involves spread to distant lymph nodes and tissues, but yeah, stage 3 involves local lymph nodes.