Table 14.1

History of Cancer among Deceased Donors, 1997 to 2006

Organ Type Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Deceased Donor Transplants 16,263 16,973 17,008 17,332 17,636 18,290 18,656 20,044 21,211 22,200
# with Hx of Cancer 293 295 321 320 328 289 404 391 478 432
% with Hx of Cancer 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.6% 2.2% 2.0% 2.3% 1.9%
Kidney Deceased Donor Transplants 7,774 8,032 8,043 8,124 8,231 8,539 8,667 9,357 9,913 10,659
# with Hx of Cancer 139 128 168 154 169 147 196 195 220 208
% with Hx of Cancer 1.8% 1.6% 2.1% 1.9% 2.1% 1.7% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.0%
Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 209 244 359 437 471 554 502 602 540 462
# with Hx of Cancer 4 6 4 3 3 1 8 5 3 3
% with Hx of Cancer 1.9% 2.5% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% 1.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6%
Kidney-Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 847 970 934 909 888 905 868 881 902 923
# with Hx of Cancer 11 17 11 12 10 8 10 7 10 5
% with Hx of Cancer 1.3% 1.8% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5%
Liver Deceased Donor Transplants 4,102 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,846 6,120 6,362
# with Hx of Cancer 82 87 89 96 96 98 133 142 182 168
% with Hx of Cancer 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 3.0% 2.6%
Intestine Deceased Donor Transplants 66 68 71 79 112 106 112 146 171 171
# with Hx of Cancer - - - - - - - 1 - 1
% with Hx of Cancer - - - - - - - 0.7% - 0.6%
Heart Deceased Donor Transplants 2,293 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,015 2,125 2,191
# with Hx of Cancer 37 40 39 43 30 28 36 27 40 26
% with Hx of Cancer 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 2.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.9% 1.2%
Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401
# with Hx of Cancer 19 15 10 11 19 6 20 14 23 21
% with Hx of Cancer 2.1% 1.8% 1.2% 1.2% 1.8% 0.6% 1.9% 1.2% 1.6% 1.5%
Heart-Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 62 47 51 48 27 33 29 40 35 31
# with Hx of Cancer 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 - - -
% with Hx of Cancer 1.6% 4.3% - 2.1% 3.7% 3.0% 3.4% - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category.

Multiple organ transplants are counted for each organ transplanted.

Squamous and basal cell skin cancer, as well as unknown and missing, are not counted as history of cancer.