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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi revealed she was diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer after a recent cone biopsy
The Jersey Shore star emphasized the importance of routine pap smears and early detection for women's health
Polizzi plans to undergo a hysterectomy and encourages others facing similar challenges to connect with her online
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzirevealed she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
On Friday, Feb. 20, theJersey Shorestar, 38, posted a TikTok video sharing a health update after getting the results of herrecent cone biopsy.
"It came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma," she said with a big sigh. "Obviously not the news I've been hoping for, but also not the worst news just because they caught it so early. Thank freaking God!"
Polizzi then stressed the importance of women getting routine pap smears.
"I'm 38 years old and I've been struggling with abnormal pap smears for three or four years now, and now look at me," she said. "Instead of putting it off because I didn't want to go, because I was hurt and scared, I just went and did it. And it was there, cancer is in there. But it's stage 1 and it's curable."
"So get your appointments done, b----es! I'm telling you!" she continued. "Once you go to stage 2, then you have to do chemo... nobody wants to do that! It's scary. So get your appointments done."
The reality star added that she's now going to be transferred to an oncologist and undergo a PET scan to determine if the cancer has spread anywhere else in her body.
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"After that, I'm gonna probably get the hysterectomy," she shared, noting that her doctor said the alternative was chemotherapy and radiation. "Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy. I'll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign. But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out. It all depends on the PET scan."
"So 2026 is not panning out how I wanted it to," she said. "But also, it could be worse."
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Polizzi then explained that cervical cancer is "very common" in women and encouraged others who are going through similar experiences to connect with her on social media.
"A lot of women go through it silently without anyone to talk to and they're scared by themselves. And that was me until I decided to upload the video about what was happening with me," the mom of three said.
"I like that we have a platform here to talk about it with each other," Polizzi continued. "I appreciate all of the love. Everything's going to be fine. I'm going to tackle this and get it done."
"I gotta keep attacking this and everything's gonna be great," she ended.
TheA Shore Thingauthorfirst opened up about needing a colposcopy and biopsyin a TikTok shared on Jan. 23.
"Results come back. Doctor calls me and he's like, 'Not looking great.' He found cancerous cells on the top of my cervix," she said in the video, before explaining she was waiting on results from an additional biopsy.
"The reason why my doctor's on my ass all the time is because I waited. I waited on my damn appointments because I knew I might not get great results, but also because I didn't want to feel the pain. I didn't want to deal with the stress of having to deal with all of this," she explained.
"Just making this video to spread awareness to make sure you get your pap smears. And if your doctor calls you to do it again, do it," she urged. "Make sure you're fine and prevent all the bad things that could happen, like cervical cancer."
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