Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi announced that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer. The 38-year-old reality star shared her diagnosis in a TikTok video after a doctor's appointment, where she received the results of her cone biopsy, a surgical procedure that involves removing a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix to diagnose or treat precancerous cells."It came back Stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma. Obviously not the news that I was hoping for," she said while sitting in her car between medical appointments. "But also not the worst news, just because they caught it so early, thank freaking God." 2:27 New HPV screening improves early detection, but access gaps remain New HPV screening improves early detection, but access gaps remain Health Matters: Protecting yourself from cervical cancer Cervical cancer rates increasing in Canada 'Pap party' reduces barriers to cervical cancer screening Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement Snooki urged her fans to get Pap smears and said that she is likely going to have a hysterectomy after her initial treatment. A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus that is usually performed to treat chronic pain, fibroids or cancer."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 continued. "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." More on Entertainment More videos 5 of the most unattainable records in the universe Eric Dane death: 'Grey's Anatomy' stars, friends share condolences Eric Dane, 'Grey's Anatomy' star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53 U2 releases Renee Good tribute song, 'American Obituary' Mounted Police Post souvenir shop gets international recognition Local Mahjong club brings Vancouver's younger generation together Halifax Black Film Festival returns for its 10th year. Saturday Sips: Vancouver Cocktail Week The mom of three said that following the cone biopsy, doctors "took out what was, like, the tumour, the cancer that was in there, but then around it was clear." Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. "So there were no cancer cells on that, which means it didn't go up into the cervix, which is a good thing," she shared, while noting that there is still a chance the cancer could spread in her body.
Snooki said her next steps will include a PET scan, which uses "a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity and can often detect diseases before the disease shows up on other imaging tests," according to the Mayo Clinic."Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy. I'll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign," she said. "But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out ... It all depends on the PET scan." Story continues below advertisement @snooki A little update for my ladies 🙏🏽 #cervicalcancer ♬ original sound - Snooki Snooki said that 2026 isn't "panning out how I wanted it to.""But also, it could be worse. 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," she said. "I just feel like it's very common in women."Snooki became one of the breakout stars of Jersey Shore from its debut on MTV in 2009. She was on the reality show for six seasons and appeared in the later spinoffs Snooki & JWoww and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Her Jersey Shore castmate Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino sent her a message amid her recent cancer diagnosis."Sending prayers full of love, promotion and healing to our girl @Snooki," he wrote on X on Sunday.
Sending prayers full of love, promotion and healing to our girl @snooki ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/zhfdDCKPXl- Mike The Situation ☝🏻 (@ItsTheSituation) February 22, 2026 Trending Now Abandoned baby monkey Punch dragged by older macaque in heartbreaking video Canada warns First Nations people to carry passport when crossing U.S. border Story continues below advertisement Snooki shared a separate TikTok video on Sunday, thanking her followers for all the love and support she has received since she shared her diagnosis."Seeing all the love you guys have shown me means THE WORLD to me," she captioned the post, "thanks for being my besties 4ever." @snooki Seeing all the love you guys have shown me means THE WORLD to me, thanks for being my besties 4ever 😭🙏🏽💕 ♬ Everybody Wants To Rule The World X Electric Love - darcy stokes Cancer continues to impact a larger number of people in Canada each year, a trend largely driven by the growing and aging population, according