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Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

One daycorroborated5 outlets reported this themselves in 6 reports over 1 day - more reporting than echo.
All 6 reports on Fri, 21 August 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 5 hours.

What it is about

Jodie FosterChester zooJose Alvarez PicornellIan AshpoleUniversity Of Liverpool DepartmentHollywood, California, United StatesLiverpool UniversityUniversity Of LiverpoolLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomMREŽASTIChesteruCharlotte ReckDiscovery CompanyCnnWarner BrosVetsUK zoo

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report
aol.co.uk1 copy echoing The Guardian World
The Guardian World1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report
bssnews.net1 original report
kesq.com1 original report
21 Aug, 04:00over 9 hours21 Aug, 13:30

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 5 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Fri, 21 August 2026

    5 reports
    • The Guardian World04:00first to report

      Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw A 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneering, life-saving cancer treatment normally used on humans. The 50kg reticulated python, named Jodie Foster after the Hollywood star, has just turned 23 and lives at Chester zoo. Keepers first became concerned that she may be unwell when she began eating less and spending more time inactive in her...

      1 reprint
    • Index.hr (Croatia)04:48

      MREŽASTI piton Jodie Foster (23) iz zoološkog vrta u Chesteru prva je zmija na svijetu uspješno liječena od raka čeljusti elektrokemoterapijom.

    • bssnews.net05:00

      LONDON, Aug 21, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A UK zoo on Friday hailed curing a cancer-stricken python named after Hollywood star

    • kesq.com13:30

      By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A 15-foot python has made an impressive 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 50-kilogram (110-pound) reticulated python, named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, lives at Chester Zoo in England’s northwest.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)17:26

      A 23-year-old python at a UK zoo underwent an innovative procedure after a cancerous tumor returned in her jaw

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