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Could ferrets give you cancer, or can they get cancer easily?

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They get cancer: Ferrets are especially prone to endocrine carcinomas (insulinomas, adrenal cancers) and malignant lymphomas. These aren't contagious to people.

Answered 1/13/2014

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