Jackman has already had two operations to remove malignant tumours from his vocal cords. The 67-year-old has been advised four weeks' rest and is expected to return to commentary early next year.
"It's not the prettiest, but I got it early and I'm confident I'll be fine," Jackman was quoted as saying by Supersport.
Jackman's diagnosis has come after two more former cricketers Martin Crowe and Tony Greig were diagnosed with the disease recently.
Jackman played four Tests and 15 ODIs for England, and was involved with Surrey for 16 seasons starting from 1966. Over the course of his lengthy domestic career, Jackman took more than 1,400 first-class wickets and scored 5,681 runs.
He was born in India, grew up in England, but maintained close ties with South Africa, coaching and representing Rhodesia and Western Province over 11 seasons.
Perhaps the most famous incident of his international career was the cancelling of the Guyana Test in 1980-81, after the Guyana government denied him a visa citing his involvement with the then apartheid South Africa, and the English management chose to not yield to political pressure.
After retirement, Jackman took up media work, and has been a regular television commentator for international matches.
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