Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
Summary
A 23-year-old reticulated python named Jodie Foster at Chester Zoo received a new type of cancer treatment called electrochemotherapy, usually used for humans. After surgery to remove a tumor from her jaw, the treatment helped her recover, and she is now eating and moving normally.Key Facts
- Jodie Foster is a 15-foot-long, 50 kg reticulated python living at Chester Zoo.
- She was diagnosed with a fibrosarcoma, a cancerous tumor in her jaw.
- Surgery removed the tumor, but it returned and affected her jawbone.
- Electrochemotherapy, combining a cancer drug with electrical pulses, was used in her treatment.
- This is believed to be the first time electrochemotherapy was used on a snake.
- The treatment made cancer cells absorb the drug better, improving its effect.
- Jodie was anesthetized in her habitat and operated on using two joined operating tables.
- Post-treatment checks show no signs of the cancer returning.
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