James Van Der Beek is sharing the subtle colorectal cancer symptom he ignored before his shocking diagnosis.

“There wasn’t any red flag or something glaring,” he told Healthline this week.

The 48-year-old “Dawson’s Creek” alum publicly shared the news of his diagnosis last November.

“Before my diagnosis, I didn’t know much about colorectal cancer. I didn’t even realize the screening age dropped to 45; I thought it was still 50.” 3

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades , even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 were discovered in people younger than 55, up from 11% in 1995.

Prior to his diagnosis, Van Der Beek noticed a change in his bowel movements, which he

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