{"id":25010,"date":"2026-08-02T09:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25010"},"modified":"2026-08-02T09:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:20:21","slug":"jersey-shores-snooki-breaks-down-in-tears-as-she-reveals-hysterectomy-six-months-after-cervical-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25010","title":{"rendered":"Jersey Shore&#8217;s Snooki breaks down in tears as she reveals hysterectomy six months after cervical cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>SIX months after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, Jersey Shore star Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi has undergone a radical hysterectomy.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star, 38, documented her emotional journey to the operating theatre in a tearful video shared with fans on social media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16781023\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Snooki has undergone a radical hysterectomy following her cervical cancer diagnosis<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: TikTok\/@snooki<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16781024\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The Jersey Shore star documented her emotional journey to the operating theatre<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: TikTok\/@snooki<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Snooki, who previously admitted she was too terrified to schedule the operation, said before: \u201cI\u2019m so scared, I just don\u2019t know what is going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surgeons went on to remove her uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and part of her vagina to ensure all the cancerous tissue was taken away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure 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before surgery<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: TikTok\/@snooki<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16781026\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Snooki shared an update with fans from her hospital bed<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: TikTok\/@snooki<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mum-of-three also filmed herself preparing for surgery, joking: \u201cGot the gown, got the cap. I feel like an alien serving this look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from her hospital bed afterwards, the MTV star admitted she was struggling with the painful recovery.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cSo the first couple of days is hell, and then it\u2019s gonna get better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to stay in good spirits, and the nurses and doctors and everybody was so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snooki also revealed surgeons repaired her diastasis recti, a separation of the stomach muscles which can occur during pregnancy, while carrying out the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>She signed off the video by telling fans: \u201cI love you. Thanks for being here. And get your Pap smears, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snooki shares sons Lorenzo, 13, and Angelo, seven, and daughter Giovanna, 11, with husband Jionni LaValle.<\/p>\n<p>Although she said their family was complete, the star has said that losing her ability to carry another baby had been difficult to process.<\/p>\n<p>She previously said: \u201cThat\u2019s a part of being a woman, and even though I\u2019m done having kids, the thought of not being able to really upset me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt messes with you a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snooki revealed in February that a biopsy had confirmed she had stage-one cervical adenocarcinoma, a cancer which begins in the glandular cells of the cervical canal.<\/p>\n<p>She had received abnormal smear-test results for four years but admitted putting off follow-up appointments because she found the examinations painful and frightening.<\/p>\n<p>The biopsy removed the visible tumour, while subsequent scans found no evidence that the cancer had spread elsewhere in her body.<\/p>\n<p>Snooki rose to fame on MTV reality hit Jersey Shore, which followed a group of young housemates spending their summers together on the New Jersey coast.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIX months after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, Jersey Shore star Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi has undergone a radical hysterectomy. 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