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Table 14.9

History of Cancer among Deceased Heart Donors

1999 to 2008

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Transplants 39 43 30 28 36 27 40 26 27 31
Skin (Melanoma) 2 5 1 4 3 4 3 1 3 4
Central Nervous System 25 21 17 14 16 14 20 9 14 17
Genito-Urinary (1) 9 7 3 5 6 4 9 7 4 3
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - 1 - - - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 -
Other 2 7 8 5 10 3 6 9 4 7
Skin (Melanoma) 5.1% 11.6% 3.3% 14.3% 8.3% 14.8% 7.5% 3.8% 11.1% 12.9%
Central Nervous System 64.1% 48.8% 56.7% 50.0% 44.4% 51.9% 50.0% 34.6% 51.9% 54.8%
Genito-Urinary (1) 23.1% 16.3% 10.0% 17.9% 16.7% 14.8% 22.5% 26.9% 14.8% 9.7%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - - 3.3% - - - 2.5% - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - 2.3% - - - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 2.6% 2.3% - - 2.8% 3.7% 2.5% - 3.7% -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 2.3% - - - 3.7% - - 3.7% -
Other 5.1% 16.3% 26.7% 17.9% 27.8% 11.1% 15.0% 34.6% 14.8% 22.6%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(-) = 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.



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