01:16Giant 15ft python named after Jodie Foster becomes first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatmentA 15-foot python named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment usually used in humans. The 50kg reticulated python who came to Chester Zoo 20 years ago, underwent electrochemotherapy after a cancerous tumour returned following surgery and began invading her jawbone. Working alongside cancer specialists at the University of Liverpool, the zoo’s veterinary team adapted the treatment for use in a snake for the first time. Months after the procedure, Jodie is cancer-free, eating normally and back to her usual "bright and feisty" self. With no operating table built for a python of Jodie's size, keepers and vets improvised. She was anaesthetised in her own habitat before being carefully carried to the zoo’s veterinary centre. Up next
15ft python named after Jodie Foster saved by human cancer treatment at Chester Zoo
A 15-foot python named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment usually used in humans. The 50kg reticulated python who came to Chester Zoo 20 years ago, underwent electrochemotherapy after a cancerous tumour returned following surgery and began invading her jawbone. Working alongside cancer specialists at the University of Liverpool, the zoo’s veterinary team adapted the treatment for use in a snake for the first time. Months after the procedure, Jodie is cancer-free, eating normally and back to her usual "bright and feisty" self. With no operating table built for a python of Jodie's size, keepers and vets improvised. She was anaesthetised in her own habitat before being carefully carried to the zoo’s veterinary centre.
