Saturday Night LiveAlum Victoria Jackson, 65, Says Her Cancer Is Inoperable: 'I've Had a Fantastic Life'
Mar. 15, 2025Victoria Jackson estimates she has roughly three years to live after doctors discovered hercancerhas returned.
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, theSaturday Night Livealum, 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.”
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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However, in her Instagram caption, Jackson gave a slightly longer timeline.
TheMarriage Retreatactress 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.
Victoria Jackson as Stacey during the “T.J. Hooker” skit on SNL in December 1986.Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
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Jackson first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016.
In an Aug. 1Instagram 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.
Jackson appeared as a cast member onSNLfrom 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.
source: people.com
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