‘Even Stevens’ star Christy Carlson Romano reveals positive cancer screening
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'Cancer is everywhere, which is why I got this test. I kind of was like in disbelief about it,' the 'Kim Possible' voice actor said of receiving her results.
Even Stevens actor Christy Carlson Romano shared a health update with her fans and got emotional as she said she recently received a positive result from a cancer screening test.
In an Instagram video, Romano, 41, said she and her husband underwent cancer screenings recently because of her family history. The mother of two said both of her parents had cancer.
“My mom beat it. My dad eventually didn’t. My grandmother on my mom’s side had lung cancer and died from that,” Romano said. “I got the results back a little bit before filming down in Florida. My husband’s came back completely negative. Mine did not come back negative.”
“So basically what that means is that I may have stageable cancer,” the Vulnerable podcast host added.
Romano said her next steps include a PET scan, which uses “a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity and can often detect diseases before the disease shows up on other imaging tests,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
The Kim Possible voice actor said she’s been fighting with insurance companies to receive coverage for the PET scan.
She became emotional as she spoke about the late actor James Van Der Beek, who died on Feb. 11 at the age of 48, just over a year after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer.
“I live in Austin and I was able to meet James Van Der Beek a bunch. His family’s amazing. He’s a pillar of our community in Texas. They were always raising money for the most amazing charities, and he’s not with us anymore,” Romano said through tears.
