Snooki Cancer: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Reveals Stage 1 Cervical Cancer Diagnosis
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has disclosed a diagnosis of Stage 1 cervical cancer, and she used a TikTok on Feb. 20 to explain results from a cone biopsy — a revelation that prompted her to urge routine screening. The announcement, and Polizzi’s description of next steps, put the singer-turned-reality star’s immediate medical plan in focus.
Snooki Cancer: how she shared the diagnosis
Polizzi, 38, the "Jersey Shore" star and mom of three, said in the Feb. 20 TikTok that "It came back Stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma, " and added, "Thank freaking God!" She first flagged that doctors had found cancerous cells on her cervix in a Jan. 20 TikTok after a colposcopy and biopsy produced abnormal results.
What the cone biopsy showed
Polizzi described the cone biopsy — the procedure that removes abnormal tissue from the cervix for testing — and said doctors "took out what was, like, the tumor, the cancer that was in there, but then around it was clear. " She noted those clear margins meant "there were no cancer cells on that, which means it didn't go up into the cervix, " while also saying there remains a chance the disease could spread elsewhere in her body.
Next tests and the treatment path she’s considering
Polizzi said her next step will be a PET scan to see whether the cancer has spread. After the PET scan, she said her oncologist presented options that included chemotherapy or radiation, and that she plans to undergo a hysterectomy instead; she added, "I'll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign, " and, "But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out... It all depends on the PET scan. " She repeated that the PET scan will determine how doctors proceed.
Her message on screening and the record of abnormal Pap smears
Polizzi urged women to get routine Pap smears and said she had been "struggling with abnormal Pap smears for three or four years now, " adding that she finally followed up instead of avoiding care because she was "hurt and scared. " She said the cancer is "only stage 1 and it's curable, " and told viewers, "So even though it's not the news that I wanted to get, I still have to do further things to get rid of this. " Polizzi also said that 2026 is not panning out how she'd like it to, but added, "But also, it could be worse. "
Medical context: prevention, HPV and symptoms
The American Cancer Society notes that incidence of cervical cancer has been increasing in women in their 30s and early 40s while decreasing for women in their 20s. The Mayo Clinic describes cervical cancer as a growth of cells that starts in the cervix and says various strains of human papillomavirus can cause most cervical cancers; the clinic explains that the immune system typically prevents HPV from doing harm but that the virus can survive for years in a small percentage of people and contribute to cell changes. Cervical cancer is highly preventable in part because of the HPV vaccine, and routine screening — including the HPV test and the Pap smear — can find cancer early. Symptoms of advanced cervical cancer include abnormal vaginal bleeding, pain and discharge.
What comes next
Polizzi said she will have a PET scan next to determine whether the disease has spread, and that a hysterectomy is likely afterward if the scan supports that path; doctors had presented chemotherapy and radiation as alternative options. The immediate confirmed milestone remains the PET scan, which Polizzi has identified as the next step in deciding definitive treatment for the condition she described as adenocarcinoma.
