Nicole Polizzi has revealed that she has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.
On Friday, Feb. 20, the Jersey Shore alum, 38, took to TikTok to open up about her health after receiving the results of a recent cone biopsy.
“It came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma,” she said with a big sigh. “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!”
Polizzi used the moment to stress how important it is for women to stay on top 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 explained. “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 continued with a candid message for her followers: “So get your appointments done, b***hes! 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.”
The reality star also shared what’s next in her treatment plan. She revealed that she will be referred to an oncologist and undergo a PET scan to see if the cancer has spread elsewhere.
“After that, I’m gonna probably get the hysterectomy,” she said, adding that her doctor explained the other option would be chemotherapy and radiation. “Obviously, I think the smart choice here is the hysterectomy. I’ll still keep my ovaries, which is a good sign. But yeah, gotta get the cervix and uterus out. It all depends on the PET scan.”
Reflecting on the unexpected turn in her year, Polizzi admitted, “So 2026 is not panning out how I wanted it to. But also, it could be worse.”
She went on to note that cervical cancer is “very common” and encouraged other women facing similar diagnoses to reach out and share their experiences.
“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,” the mother of three said.
“I like that we have a platform here to talk about it with each other,” she 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,” she concluded.
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