# @healthline on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU0nwZcAbgF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62866315-healthline-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-16T14:31:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Healthline (@healthline) — https://gondola.cc/healthline

## Caption

⚠️ Colorectal cancer doesn’t always announce itself — and that’s what makes it so dangerous. The recent loss of James Van Der Beek reminds us how vital early screening is, even if you feel healthy.

🔎 The American Cancer Society now recommends starting screenings at age 45. Along with getting screened, you can lower your risk by eating a fiber-rich diet, limiting red and processed meats, reducing alcohol, and staying physically active.

Don’t wait for symptoms — talk to your doctor about your screening options today.

Before you read it, we reviewed it.
Post Fact Checked By: Amy Richter, MS, RD
Post Review Date: 2/13/26
Article Fact Checked By: Jill Seldadi-Schulman, Ph.D.
Article Review Date: 2/12/26
Source: David Mills & Andrea Rice (2026, February 12). James Van Der Beek Dies of Colon Cancer at 48. What Are the Signs, Symptoms? https://www.healthline.com/health-news/james-van-der-beek-colon-cancer-death

#colorectalcancer #preventioncare #colorectalcancerprevention #colonoscopy

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## Tags

colorectalcancerprevention, preventioncare, colonoscopy, colorectalcancer

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