James Van Der Beek is sharing an update on his cancer battle in an emotional new Today show interview. "I feel a little bit better every month. It's required more of me - more patience, more discipline. More strength than I knew I had. I knew I was strong, I didn't know I was this strong," the 48-year-old actor shared in a sit-down with Craig Melvin, which aired Friday, December 19. Looking back on the moment he received his diagnosis, Van Der Beek recalled coming out of a "haze" from anesthesia following his colonoscopy. "I went into shock.