Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has shared much of her life with viewers since Jersey Shore first premiered, and she continues to do so on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Now, the longtime reality star is opening up about a much more serious off-camera situation and urging women to stay on top of routine screenings.
Snooki has stage 1 cervical cancer
Nicole revealed that doctors diagnosed her with stage 1 cervical cancer. She shared an update on TikTok on February 20. “It came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma,” she sighed. “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!”
Nicole stressed the importance of 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.”
She added, “So get your appointments done, b*tches! I’m telling you! 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.”
Nicole will see an oncologist for a PET scan to check for spreading. She expects surgery afterward. “Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy … But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out. It all depends on the PET scan.”
Despite the diagnosis, she feels hopeful and wants others to feel less alone. “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.”
Nicole added, “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.”
Jersey Shore Family Vacation is available to stream on Hulu.
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