What Stage Of Cervical Cancer Does Snooki Have? Her PSA On Abnormal Pap Smears Is A Must Listen
Take it from Snooki: If you have a cervix, you need to get regular Pap smears. In a characteristically candid TikTok in February 2026, the 38-year-old "Jersey Shore" alum announced that she'd been diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer after experiencing "abnormal" Pap smears for around three or four years. Abnormal Pap smears are one of the risk factors for the development of cervical cancer, along with not getting an HPV vaccination, having a previous HPV diagnosis, and having an autoimmune disease.
@snooki A little update for my ladies 🙏🏽 #cervicalcancer
The good news for Snooki (aka Nicole Polizzi) is that when it's caught early, cervical cancer can be treated successfully. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 91% of individuals with stage one cervical cancer can expect to survive for five years. Those odds show just how much of a difference preventative screenings (like Pap smears) have made, given that in the 1970s, cervical cancer survivorship rates were much lower, especially for young women (via the American Cancer Society).
Snooki's cervical cancer treatment plan
In her video, Snooki described her next steps in detail, beginning with getting a PET scan to ensure her cancer hadn't spread. Regardless, she seemed set on getting a hysterectomy and possible removal of surrounding lymph nodes to be safe. She also noted that she intended to keep her ovaries.
Individuals with cervical cancer have other treatment options (like radiation and other surgical procedures), depending on their respective stages, their personal preferences, and the recommendations of their doctors.
Snooki bluntly admitted that the year wasn't turning out to be the one she wanted. At the same time, she acknowledged that it "could be worse." Snooki joins a list of other celebs who have opened up about their cervical cancer diagnoses and stories in recent years, like comedian Julia Sweeney and actor Marissa Jaret Winokur.