{"id":432778,"date":"2026-02-18T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432778\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:08","slug":"former-disney-star-shares-positive-cancer-screening-after-james-van-der-beeks-death-encourages-check-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432778\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Disney star shares positive cancer screening after James Van Der Beek\u2019s death encourages check up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christy Carlson Romano revealed that she may have ‘stageable cancer’ in a tearful new video.<\/p>\n

The former child actor, who rose to fame on Disney<\/a> shows such as Even Stevens and Kim Possible, and Vulnerable podcast host shared the news on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Romano explained that she and her husband, Brendan Rooney, had undergone preventative cancer<\/a> screenings due to both her parents being diagnosed with the disease.<\/p>\n

“The other day I took this cancer screening,” she explained, before tearfully revealing that while her husband’s results had come back negative, hers hadn’t.<\/p>\n

“I got the results back a little bit before filming down in Florida [last December],” she said, pausing for a moment, before adding: “Mine did not come back negative.<\/p>\n

“So basically what that means is, I may have stageable cancer.”<\/p>\n

\"ChristyChristy Carlson Romano revealed she may have stageable cancer in a devastating new video (Andrew Toth\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old, who is a resident of Austin, Texas<\/a>, went on to explain that she’d been in contact with Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek prior to his death from cancer.<\/p>\n

It was announced that Van Der Beek had passed away at the age of 48<\/a> after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2023.<\/p>\n

Romano went on to reveal that Van Der Beek’s diagnosis was part of what inspired her to undergo testing, adding: “I was able to meet James Van Der Beek a bunch. His family is amazing, he was a pillar of our community in Texas.<\/p>\n

“They were always raising money for the most amazing charities and… he’s not with us any more, which is why I got this test.”<\/p>\n

The mother-of-two went on to reveal that she is now waiting to undergo further testing, which includes a positron emission tomography (PET) scan later this week, and was trying to focus on other projects, such as filming and working on a memoir, in the meantime.<\/p>\n

Romano acknowledged that her post may come off as ‘overreacting’ but stressed that, as a parent, she was concerned for her future. “I’m sure people think I’m overreacting but I’m not because cancer’s pretty f***ing serious and I have two little girls,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Right now the news is that something is going on. I\u2019m nervous and a bit scared (heck who wouldn\u2019t be!),” Romano added in the caption.<\/p>\n

“I debated whether or not I was going to post this because I was afraid I\u2019d come off \u201ccringe.\u201d But I decided it was my duty to share, so that people get out there and get screenings. Let\u2019s keep the good vibes going and I will keep you all posted as I get more information.”<\/p>\n

\"SheShe revealed part of her reasoning for undergoing testing was Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek’s diagnosis (JC Olivera\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Romano has since received an outpouring of love from friends, family and followers, with several people praising her for being open with the news.<\/p>\n

“Praying for you. Stay encouraged that modern medicine got you a possible early diagnosis. Sending so much love,” wrote one follower, while a second penned: “My thoughts and prayers are with you! You are going to beat this no matter what! You got this!”<\/p>\n

“You got this my beautiful wife. We will figure this out and destroy any problem that comes your way,” added Romano’s husband, Brendan Rooney. “I love you beyond words.”<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact Macmillan\u2019s Cancer Support Line on 0808 808 00 00, 8am\u20138pm seven days a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christy Carlson Romano revealed that she may have ‘stageable cancer’ in a tearful new video. The former child…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[847,6491,6460,96,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-432778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-cancer","tag-celebrities","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}