Snooki snooki Reveals Stage 1 Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

snooki, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, has been diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer, she shared on Feb. 20. The 38-year-old "Jersey Shore" star revealed the diagnosis in a TikTok after a doctor’s appointment where she received the results of a cone biopsy.

Diagnosis and biopsy results

Polizzi said: "It came back Stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma, " and added, "And 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!" She described that, after her cone biopsy — "which is when abnormal tissue is removed from the cervix for testing" — doctors "took out what was, like, the tumor, the cancer that was in there, but then around it was clear. "

Cancer spread and remaining risk

Polizzi noted, "So there were no cancer cells on that, which means it didn’t go up into the cervix, which is a good thing, " while also acknowledging there remains a chance the cancer could spread elsewhere in her body.

Snooki's next medical steps

She said her next steps will include a PET scan and a hysterectomy after her oncologist outlined other options of chemotherapy or radiation. Polizzi said, "Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy. I’ll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign, " and added, "But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out... It all depends on the PET scan. "

Earlier tests and timeline

Polizzi first shared news of doctors finding cancerous cells on her cervix in a Jan. 20 TikTok after she underwent a colposcopy and biopsy and the results came back abnormal. She told viewers of a longer history: "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, " and urged others not to delay screening: "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. "

Prevention, screening and context

The American Cancer Society notes that incidence of cervical cancer has been increasing in women in their 30s and early 40s, even while it has decreased for women in their 20s. The Mayo Clinic describes cervical cancer as a growth of cells that starts in the cervix and notes that various strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, can cause most cervical cancers. The context in Polizzi’s message included information that when exposed to HPV the body’s immune system typically prevents harm, but the virus may survive for years in a small percentage of people and contribute to some cervical cells becoming cancerous.

Prevention and symptoms to watch

Polizzi emphasized routine screening and prevention in her comments. The context notes that cervical cancer is highly preventable in part because of the HPV vaccine and that routine screening — including the HPV test and the Pap smear — can find cancer early. Symptoms of advanced cervical cancer listed in the context include abnormal vaginal bleeding, pain and discharge.

Reflecting on her personal reaction, Polizzi said, "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, " and added, "I just feel like it’s very common in women. " She also commented on the year ahead: Polizzi said that 2026 is not panning out how she’d like it to, adding, "But also, it could be worse. "

Polizzi urged women to keep up with routine Pap smears and follow medical guidance as she moves toward imaging and surgical decisions.