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Python gets world's 1st cancer treatment

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A 15-Foot Python Named Jodie Foster Is The First Snake To Receive Human Cancer Treatment

In 2024, keepers noticed the python eating less — a serious red flag for any large constrictor.

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A 15-foot python named 'Jodie Foster' became the first snake in history to get a human cancer treatment and the result is incredible

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‘World’s First’ Snake Cancer Treatment Saves a Tumor-Plagued Python Named Jodie Foster

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Snake undergoes 'world-first' human cancer therapy

A snake named after the Hollywood star Jodie Foster has made a full recovery after receiving cancer treatment normally used in humans.

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15ft python named after Jodie Foster saved by human cancer treatment at Chester Zoo

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Jodie Foster the snake gets world-first cancer treatment

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Python receives pioneering cancer treatment usually used in humans

The zoo's veterinary team collaborated with cancer specialists at nearby University of Liverpool to adapt an emerging treatment called electrochemotherapy, readying it for first-time use in a snake.

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Python believed to be first in the world to benefit from human cancer treatment

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15-foot python benefits from human cancer treatment in world-first

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Jodie Foster: 15-foot python ‘bright and feisty’ after human cancer therapy for jaw tumor

The 50kg python, named Jodie Foster after the Hollywood star, underwent the treatment after being diagnosed with fibrosarcoma, a malignant tumor, in her jaw.

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Giant reticulated python Jodie Foster saved by world-first electrochemotherapy after vets remove cancerous tumour and part of her jaw

A 15-foot reticulated python named Jodie Foster has become what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive electrochemotherapy, after a cancerous tumour returned in her jaw. The 23-year-old python at Chester Zoo had previously undergone surgery to remove a fibrosarcoma,