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Actress and model Saki Kagami (41) revealed on her YouTube channel on October 5 that she has been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a blood disease. She had previously been diagnosed with leukemia and given “3 months to live,” and had gone into remission at the time — but she explained that this latest hospitalization is due to a different blood disease. On 5channel threads, many commenters wished her well, while others questioned the credibility of her account of going from diagnosis to remission, and some pointed to a possible link with vaccines — reactions were mixed.
TV Asahi, October 5, 2026, 17:32
Actress and model Saki Kagami (41) updated her YouTube channel on the 5th to reveal that she will be hospitalized on an emergency basis due to a blood disease.
She opened her message with “I have an announcement.” She wrote, “I was once told I had leukemia and wouldn’t survive more than 3 months. I did go into remission — but I’ve now had to be rushed into the hospital again, this time for a different blood disease.”
Source: news.tv-asahi.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Say 3 months, and you'll probably live 6.
If you die sooner than the prognosis, that turns into complaints.
Three people around me died of pancreatic cancer recently, and every single one of them died well before the prognosis they were given.
my old boss started feeling unwell after getting the vaccine, went to the hospital, and was diagnosed with a blood disease.
Still really gorgeous even now.
Kaori's sick — go cure her!
Wait, does leukemia even come back?
I see —
so as long as it doesn't relapse within a few years, it counts as remission.
So this must be a brand new illness then.
For most cancers, no relapse within 5 years counts as remission.
For leukemia, depending on the type, it can even be treated as a full cure.
I recall she was pretty cute.
https://image-cdn.tver.jp/w=800/images/content/thumbnail/series/xlarge/srknngmqsv.jpg
I misread that as 'Mikon Ana Sisters.'
The second one from the right in the back is super cute.
That's the one.
Wonder if she's already retired.
Bad luck that her first role's image stuck to her so hard.
Background and Discussion Points
A “3 months to live” prognosis is a rough estimate drawn from past statistics, not a guarantee of how any individual patient’s case will actually progress. Doctors are also said to tend toward harsher timeframes than what’s likely, so plenty of cases don’t go as predicted. Additionally, “remission” differs from a full “cure” — it refers to a state where no abnormalities show up on tests, and it’s possible to relapse years later or develop an entirely new blood disorder. On the thread, most comments expressed concern for her health, but some voiced doubt about the credibility of her account, and others pointed to a possible vaccine connection — though all of this remains speculation, and with no detailed explanation yet from Kagami or her medical team, there’s no basis at this point for pinning down a diagnosis or cause. This thread is a textbook example of how a celebrity health disclosure can spark both sympathy and skepticism at once.
*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Actress and model Saki Kagami (41) rushed to hospital with blood disease, also reveals she was once told she had “3 months to live”.”
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