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Pioneering cancer treatment saves python named Jodie Foster: UK zoo

A British zoo Friday hailed the successful treatment of a cancer-stricken python named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, who became the first snake to receive an innovative treatment combining surgery and electrochemotherapy (ECT).

Pioneering cancer treatment saves python named Jodie Foster: UK zoo
Image: Phys.org
A British zoo Friday hailed the successful treatment of a cancer-stricken python named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, who became the first snake to receive an innovative treatment combining surgery and electrochemotherapy (ECT).

Originally published at Phys.org

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