Diagnoses in people younger than 55 have nearly doubled since 1995. Actor James Van Der Beek, who is best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the ’90s teen drama series “Dawson’s Creek,” died Wednesday . While his official cause of death is currently unknown, the actor was battling colorectal cancer. The 48-year-old’s diagnosis, which he revealed in 2024, is part of a concerning rise in colorectal cancer rates ― which groups together colon and rectal cancer because of their similarities ― in