Expensive cancer treatment

‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has to sell movie memorabilia

Van Der Beek revealed at the beginning of November that he had been diagnosed with advanced colon cancer.

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Even a Hollywood star can't afford to pay for treatment in the incredibly expensive American healthcare system. James Van Der Beek, who became famous for his leading role in the cult series "Dawson's Creek", now even has to sell memorabilia from his film career. The sad reason: "Cancer is expensive". 

The background: Van Der Beek revealed at the beginning of November that he had been diagnosed with advanced colon cancer.

Expensive treatment
He told People magazine: "I had a colonoscopy and was in shock when my doctor gave me the results. I've since taken steps to resolve the problem." These are apparently so expensive that the 47-year-old is now selling signed replicas of his American football jersey from the movie "Varsity Blues" on his shopping website "jvdb". In the 1999 hit movie, he played Texan high school quarterback Jonathon "Mox" Moxon.

In Van der Beek's store, memorabilia can be ordered with or without an autograph.

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Father of six
The father of six charges 40 dollars for unsigned jerseys with the number 4 and 80 dollars for autographed jerseys. He wrote: "100 percent of the proceeds will go to families suffering from the financial burden of cancer (like my own)."

On Instagram, Van Der Beek promises his 1.6 million fans: "If you order now, the jersey with my signature will be here before Christmas. #Cancerisexpensive".