Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi gave a health update to fans over the weekend after being diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer earlier this year. A hysterectomy is a surgery that removes the uterus, and sometimes other female reproductive organs, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Her cancer diagnosisIn February, Polizzi posted a video on TikTok revealing her cervical cancer diagnosis. The Cleveland Clinic website explains that the tissue is “sent to a lab to test for precancerous or cancerous cells. Related video above: Cervical cancer on the rise among millennial womenAccording to the Mayo Clinic, adenocarcinoma is “a type of cervical cancer that begins in the column-shaped gland cells that line the cervical canal.”