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Chester Zoo python cancer treatment success

Overview

A 4.5-meter reticulated python named Jodie Foster at Chester Zoo has become the first of its species to be cured of cancer using electrochemotherapy. The snake was diagnosed with a malignant jaw tumor that recurred a year after an initial surgical removal.

To treat the recurrence, veterinary teams from Chester Zoo and oncology specialists from the University of Liverpool adapted a procedure typically used in humans. This involved combining the drug bleomycin with controlled electrical pulses via thin metal electrodes to increase the permeability of cancer cells.

Following the procedure, the python recovered its weight and appetite. Recent medical examinations confirm the snake is cancer-free and has returned to normal, energetic behavior.

Entities

University of Liverpool · Chester Zoo · Jodie Foster · Ian Ashpole · Jose Alvarez Picornell

Timeline

17 days ago

[HEALTH] 2 sources
Chester Zoo python cured of cancer using electrochemotherapy
A reticulated python at England's Chester Zoo has become the first of its species cured of cancer via electrochemotherapy after a recurring jaw tumor.
25 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 44 sources
Chester Zoo python survives pioneering cancer treatment
A python at Chester Zoo has become the first snake to be treated for cancer using electrochemotherapy, a pioneering procedure adapted from human medicine to save the animal's life.

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