Q: My cat has lymphoma. I know humans also get this type of cancer. Is it possible for my cat to give me her lymphoma?
A: No. Cancers are not transmitted from pets to people, or for that matter, from one person to another.
Cats infected with FeLV, the feline leukemia virus, are at greater risk of developing lymphoma than cats that were never exposed to the virus. Yet while infected cats can spread FeLV to other cats, they can’t transmit lymphoma to them — or to humans, even people whose immune systems are suppressed by disease or medication.
Only three cancers are known to be contagious, and these spread only to similar animals….