James Van Der Beek gave his first comments about the “shock” of learning he has colorectal cancer and the “trickiest thing” he’s faced since being diagnosed.

Not exactly. Colorectal cancer is one of 17 different types of cancer rising for Gen X and Millennials, according to American Cancer Society research published earlier this year. Breast, liver and ovarian cancer are also rising.

The actor opens up about the symptoms he experienced before learning he had stage 3 colorectal cancer Peter Yang James Van Der Beek is opening up about the symptoms he experienced that made a routine colonoscopy all the more crucial — if not life-saving ...