“Saturday Night Live” Alum Victoria Jackson, 65, Says Her Cancer Is Inoperable: 'I've Had a Fantastic Life'
The actress, who appeared on the sketch comedy series from 1986 to 1992, estimates she has roughly three years to live
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Victoria JacksonVictoria Jackson estimates she has roughly three years to live after doctors discovered her cancer has returned.
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Saturday Night Live alum, 65, confirmed in her “Is the Cancer Back?” Instagram video series that her cancer is back.
In the nearly 8-minute video, the actress said her cancer was inoperable, explaining that doctors “cannot operate and cut out the marble in my chest that is laying on my windpipe, and eventually would suffocate me to death.”
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According to Jackson, her health care providers scheduled a delivery for a “magic pill” that would be delivered to her home within 12 hours. She stated that the medicine contained Ribociclib, a type of cancer growth blocker, she said, “and it will shrink the marble, hopefully.”
She added that she researched life expectancy with the treatment, and said patients who take the “magic pill” “have 32.6 months to live. Something like that.”
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Victoria Jackson, August 2021However, in her Instagram caption, Jackson gave a slightly longer timeline.
“Cancer Update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid again or WWIII breaks out,” she captioned the post.
The Marriage Retreat actress remained positive in her social media video, saying, “I’ve had a fantastic life.”
Though Jackson seemed pleased with how she’s spent her time, she admitted there were quite a few milestones that she was still looking forward to.
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Victoria Jackson as Stacey during the "T.J. Hooker" skit on SNL in December 1986“I’d like to see my grandson born — his name is Jimmy — in October, and get to know him a little. And I would like to see my daughter Aubrey have a baby,” Jackson said.
Jackson first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016.
In an Aug. 1 Instagram post, the comedian recorded herself as she looked up information online.
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“Okay, I’m trying to see if my marble that they found in my lung is cancer or not,” she said in the video.
Her caption seemingly confirmed that it was.
“It’s cancer! Back from 9 years ago!” she wrote, followed by a Bible verse.
Jackson appeared as a cast member on SNL from 1986 to 1992, and was known for her features on Weekend Update as well as her impersonations of other actresses such as Roseanne Barr, Sally Struthers and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
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