Christy Carlson Romano Celebrates Positive Cancer Scan

Former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano tearfully revealed she tested positive for 'stageable cancer' following a routine scan.

The Daytime Emmy nominee - turning 42 next month - was inspired to get checked by fellow Austin resident James Van Der Beek who tragically died, age 48, from stage III colon cancer last Wednesday.

'I was able to meet James Van Der Beek a bunch. His family is amazing, he was a pillar of our community in Texas,' Romano said on Instagram Tuesday.

'Both my 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. I got the results back a little bit before filming down in Florida [last December].'

The Special Forces: World's Toughest Test contestant is 'nervous and a bit scared' ahead of a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging scan she scheduled for 'later this week' and she hopes the cancer is 'something easy to treat.'

It's a 'very vulnerable time' for Romano, who was accidentally shot in the face with shotgun shrapnel '367 days' ago while shooting clay pigeons at a local range.

Former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano tearfully revealed she tested positive for 'stageable cancer' following a routine scan

The Daytime Emmy nominee - turning 42 next month - was inspired to get checked by fellow Austin resident James Van Der Beek (pictured May 14) who tragically died, age 48, from stage III colon cancer last Wednesday

The Connecticut-born brunette still has one bullet fragment lodged behind her eye and another fragment still in her forehead because they were too risky for doctors to remove surgically.

'Time to have a strong sense of faith and know that it's in God's hands, most of it,' Romano - who boasts 3.1 million social media followers - said Tuesday.

'I'm sure people think I'm overreacting but I'm not because cancer's pretty f***ing serious and I have two little girls. This is a very emotional post.'

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The We're Alive: Descendants actress and her husband Brendan Rooney will celebrate the seventh birthday of their daughter Sophia this Wednesday, and they're also proud parents of nine-year-old daughter Isabella.

'You got this my beautiful wife,' the 43-year-old retired US Marine commented.

'We will figure this out and destroy any problem that comes your way. I love you beyond words.'

The PodCo co-founders - who met in 2011 as she attended at Barnard College - celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary on December 31.

Romano also has the support from her sizable mom group, who dressed up in matching silver outfits to see The Backstreet Boys perform at The Sphere in Las Vegas last weekend.

The Celebrity Weakest Link contestant debated whether or not to announce her results because she was afraid she'd 'come off cringe' but ultimately decided it was her 'duty' to spread awareness for the public to get cancer screenings.

Romano will next portray Nicole in Ryan Landels' Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True - premiering later this year on the Hallmark Channel - alongside Lacey Chabert, Richard Kind and Travis Van Winkle.

Romano said on Instagram Tuesday: 'I was able to meet James Van Der Beek a bunch. His family is amazing, he was a pillar of our community in Texas'

The Special Forces: World's Toughest Test contestant said: 'Both my 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. I got the results back a little bit before filming down in Florida [last December]'

Romano is 'nervous and a bit scared' ahead of a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging scan she scheduled for 'later this week' and she hopes the cancer is 'something easy to treat'

It's a 'very vulnerable time' for the Connecticut-born brunette, who was accidentally shot in the face with shotgun shrapnel '367 days' ago while shooting clay pigeons at a local range 

Romano still has one bullet fragment lodged behind her eye and another fragment still in her forehead because they were too risky for doctors to remove surgically 

The We're Alive: Descendants actress said Tuesday: 'I'm sure people think I'm overreacting but I'm not because cancer's pretty f***ing serious and I have two little girls. This is a very emotional post'

Romano and her husband Brendan Rooney will celebrate the seventh birthday of their daughter Sophia this Wednesday, and they're also proud parents of nine-year-old daughter Isabella (pictured in January)

'You got this my beautiful wife,' the 43-year-old retired US Marine commented. 'We will figure this out and destroy any problem that comes your way. I love you beyond words'

The PodCo co-founder also has the support from her sizable mom group, who dressed up in matching silver outfits to see The Backstreet Boys perform at The Sphere in Las Vegas last weekend

Romano will next portray Nicole in Ryan Landels' Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True - premiering later this year on the Hallmark Channel - alongside Lacey Chabert, Richard Kind and Travis Van Winkle

The Kim Possible alum is best known for portraying troubled Shia LaBeouf's (R, pictured in 2002) onscreen perfectionist sister Ren Stevens in Matt Dearborn's comedy series Even Stevens, which aired for three seasons on Disney spanning 2000-2003

Holiday Ever After - which wrapped production on January 29 - marked the first time a movie was shot inside Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.

The Chibiverse guest star - who penning a memoir - is also every bit the influencer with paid partnerships for brands like Method IQ, Shipt and Sam's Club.

Romano is best known for portraying troubled Shia LaBeouf's onscreen perfectionist sister Ren Stevens in Matt Dearborn's comedy series Even Stevens, which aired for three seasons on Disney spanning 2000-2003.

The former Broadway thespian also voiced the titular crime fighter from Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle's animated action comedy Kim Possible, which aired on Disney for four seasons spanning 2002-2007.