Cancer: Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose
By Toni
@toniganzon (73218)
Philippines
February 11, 2026 5:13pm CST
Woke up to the news that this guy whom I used to watch on a tv show, Dawson's Creek, passed away.
Back in the 80s or 90s, when we heard someone got diagnosed with cancer, we considered them good as dead. We thought nobody could ever survive it.
Then the number of cancer survivor started increasing and gave us hope.
But then again, like any other battle, with cancer, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.
Farewell James Van Der Beek.
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6 responses
@Ineeddentures (17427)
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21h
Sadly though it's thought that 2 out of every 3 of us will get cancer at some point
I don't know Dawson's Creek
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@toniganzon (73218)
• Philippines
21h
Yeah, you don't watch tv. I was a university student when it was shown. One of my favorites.
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@toniganzon (73218)
• Philippines
13h
@LadyDuck Indeed. I have an Instagram friend who's a colon cancer survivor. I think she's in her late 60s now. She'd regularly have a check up and fortunately, until now she's still cancer free.
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@toniganzon (73218)
• Philippines
19h
Same here. I was in my teens as well and enjoyed the show a lot. Though Dawson wasn't my favorite character in the show.
It's sad that the kids will grow up without a dad.
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@toniganzon (73218)
• Philippines
19h
Yes, it was popular among the teens. James Van Der Beek ia a few months older than me. He was born in 77 I was born in 78.
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@JudyEv (371504)
• Rockingham, Australia
14h
@toniganzon As deaths go, he was very young, poor man.
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@LindaOHio (213563)
• United States
9h
I read about this. It's a pity he was so young. RIP.
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@LooeyVille (43)
• United States
11h
I never saw that show and I wasn't really familiar with this actor, but he was young and it's sad
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