Jersey Shore star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi has revealed she has been diagnosed with cervical cancer as she urges her followers to get tested
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi has revealed she has been diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer. The Jersey Shore star, 38, revealed the news in a devastating TikTok upload.
She shared her cancer diagnosis and urged her followers to get their Pap smears. The test is a a routine screening procedure that collects cells from the cervix to examine them for cancer or precancerous cell changes.
In her clip, Snooki said: “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for. But also not the worst news, just because they caught it so early.
“That’s why I’m literally telling you guys to get your Pap smears done. I’m 38 years old. I’ve been struggling with abnormal Pap smears for like, three, four years now. And now look at me, and instead of just, like, putting it off because I didn’t want to go, and it hurt and I was scared, no, I just went and did it, [and] cancer’s in there, and it’s only stage I and it’s curable.”
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Mum-of-three Snooki shares kids Lorenzo, 13, Giovanna, 11, and Angelo, six, with husband Jionni LaValle. She revealed that she first had a colposcopy, which “took a chunk out of [her] cervix”, followed by a cone biopsy.
Snooki shared her relief that, while cancer was found, it had not spread beyond the cervix. Doctors have now scheduled a PET scan to check for signs of cancer elsewhere in her body.
But Snooki is looking ahead to treatment for her cervical cancer. She confirmed she is currently considering a hysterectomy, which is a surgical procedure that will remove the uterus.
Snooki went on: “After that, I’m going to probably get the hysterectomy, because the oncologist said you can either do chemo, radiation or the hysterectomy. Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy.
“I’ll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign, but the hysterectomy, got to get the cervix in, the uterus out and then possibly lymph nodes, because it can [spread there]. So I guess it all depends on the PET scan.”
The reality star remains determined to stay positive and look on the bright side. She bravely told her fans: “Could be very much worse.”
A number of pals took to the comments section of her post to share their support. Among them was Jersey Shore co-star Sammi Giancola, who wrote: “The strongest woman, love you!”
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