(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An animal at Lincoln Park Zoo has won a battle against cancer.
A surgical team from RUSH University Medical Center was called to the zoo to remove a cancerous tumor from the mouth of a Francois Langur, which is a primate from Asia.
Dr. Kathryn Gamble, director of veterinary services at Lincoln Park Zoo, said the condition is common for the species. Catching the cancer at an early stage is not.
The surgery last year on the langur, named Zhang, went well, but officials still had to exercise caution.
As of Dec. 1, the langur has been declared cancer-free.
“There is no return of the cancer. We cannot see anything,” Gamble said.
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