Christy Carlson Romano revealed that she may have ‘stageable cancer’ in a tearful new video.The former child actor, who rose to fame on Disney shows such as Even Stevens and Kim Possible, and Vulnerable podcast host shared the news on Instagram.Romano explained that she and her husband, Brendan Rooney, had undergone preventative cancer screenings due to both her parents being diagnosed with the disease.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.”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.”So basically what that means is, I may have stageable cancer.”

The 42-year-old, who is a resident of Austin, Texas, 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.It was announced that Van Der Beek had passed away at the age of 48 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2023.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.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.”