SNL Alumna Victoria Jackson Has Inoperable Tumor Amid Cancer Battle

Saturday Night Live Harvard graduate Victoria Jackson revealed that doctors found an inoperable tumor in her windpipe during her battle with cancer.

The comedian confirmed Wednesday in a new video for her Instagram series “Is Cancer Back?” that her cancer has returned. She also estimated her lifespan would be about three years.

“[Doctors] “I can’t have surgery and cut out the marble in my chest that’s on my windpipe, which could eventually choke me to death,” Jackson explained in the lengthy video.

As for her treatment, she said her healthcare providers will give her a “magic pill.” “It will be delivered to my door in the next 12 hours,” she said. “It’s a drug called ribociclib, and hopefully it will shrink the marble.” Ribociclib is intended to slow or stop the growth of cancer.

After researching the average life expectancy of the treatment, Jackson said she learned that patients taking the drug typically have “32.6 months to live — something like that.”

While best of the past years The actress remained upbeat amid her battle, saying, “I’ve had an amazing life,” adding in the footage, “You know, we all die but when you see in print, you have 32.6 months, it makes you think, you know what? But I wouldn’t change a thing.”

She also noted that there are some things in life that she would like to see while there is still time. “I would like to see my grandson born — his name is Jamie — in October and get to know him [him] “I would love to see my daughter Aubrey have a baby,” the comedian said.

Jackson, who first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016, was a cast member in Saturday Night Live From 1986 to 1992, she appeared frequently on Weekend Update, and was known for her impersonations of Roseanne Barr, Sally Struthers, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Earlier this week, she said, Shared on social media She will undergo a CT scan to see if breast cancer cells have spread.

the Ocean Street “Cancer update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, get shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid again or WWIII breaks out,” the actress added in her Instagram caption on Wednesday.