""It came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma," she said. "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!""
""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 said. "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.""
""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 reason why my doctor's on my ass all the time is because I waited. I waited on my damn appointments because I knew I might not get great results, but also because I didn't want to feel the pain. I didn't want to deal with the stress of having to deal with all of this," she said. "I like that we have a platform here to talk about it with each other," she said. "I appreciate all of the love. Everything's going to be fine. I'm going to tackle this and get it done.""
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, 38, received a diagnosis of stage 1 cervical adenocarcinoma after years of abnormal Pap smears. She credits attending appointments for catching the disease early and says the cancer is curable at this stage. She plans to consult an oncologist, likely get a PET scan, and is considering a full hysterectomy. She warned that progression to stage 2 often requires chemotherapy and urged people with vaginas to keep regular check-ups. She expressed gratitude for social media support and cervical-cancer survivors and affirmed that she will tackle treatment promptly.
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