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The cervical cancer symptoms to look for after Jersey Shore star Snooki reveals diagnosis

The cervical cancer symptoms to look for after Jersey Shore star Snooki reveals diagnosis

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, 38, most known for being on the reality show Jersey Shore, revealed in a TikTok posted Friday that she has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. In the post, she explained that she had a cone biopsy, which requires a cone-shaped piece of tissue to be removed from the cervix and examined. “It came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma,” Polizzi told her followers. “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!” The reality star continued, saying her next step would be to receive a PET scan to determine if the cancer has spread to other parts of her body, and then likely undergo a hysterectomy to remove her uterus and cervix to avoid chemotherapy and radiation. She also emphasized how important …

Jersey Shore star Snooki reveals cervical cancer diagnosis

Jersey Shore star Snooki reveals cervical cancer diagnosis

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Reality TV personality Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has revealed she has been diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer. The former star of MTV’s Jersey Shore shared the news in a TikTok video on Friday, explaining that a biopsy had confirmed the diagnosis. Speaking from her car between medical appointments, Polizzi expressed a mix of emotions. “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for,” she said, “but also not the worst news, just because they caught it so early, thank freaking God.” She used the opportunity to encourage her followers to undergo regular Pap smears, which can detect abnormal cells in the cervix before they become cancerous. She added that she anticipates needing a hysterectomy following a PET scan, which will determine whether the cancer has spread further. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi attends the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards in LA (Getty …