Table 14.9

History of Cancer among Deceased Heart Donors

1997 to 2006

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Transplants 37 40 39 43 30 28 36 27 40 26
Skin (Melanoma) 5 5 2 5 1 4 3 4 3 1
Central Nervous System 16 20 25 21 17 14 16 14 20 9
Genito-Urinary (1) 5 9 9 7 3 5 6 4 9 7
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - - - - 1 - - - 1 -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - 1 - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 3 - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
Other 8 6 2 7 8 5 10 3 6 9
Skin (Melanoma) 13.5% 12.5% 5.1% 11.6% 3.3% 14.3% 8.3% 14.8% 7.5% 3.8%
Central Nervous System 43.2% 50.0% 64.1% 48.8% 56.7% 50.0% 44.4% 51.9% 50.0% 34.6%
Genito-Urinary (1) 13.5% 22.5% 23.1% 16.3% 10.0% 17.9% 16.7% 14.8% 22.5% 26.9%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - - - - 3.3% - - - 2.5% -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - 2.3% - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 8.1% - 2.6% 2.3% - - 2.8% 3.7% 2.5% -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - 2.3% - - - 3.7% - -
Other 21.6% 15.0% 5.1% 16.3% 26.7% 17.9% 27.8% 11.1% 15.0% 34.6%


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

(-) = None in category.

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

(1) Genito-Urinary: kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, uterine body, ovarian, vulva, testicular, prostate.

(2) Gastro-Intestinal: tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colo-rectal, liver and biliary tract, pancreas.