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Table 14.9
History of Cancer among Deceased Heart Donors
1994 to 2001

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total 31 29 38 38 40 38 44 32
Skin (Melanoma) 1 2 2 6 5 2 5 1
Central Nervous System 14 19 21 16 21 24 22 18
Genito-Urinary (1) 8 2 5 5 8 9 7 3
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 1 - 1 - - - - 1
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - - - - 1 -
Breast/Thyroid/Adrenal 1 2 1 3 - 1 1 -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - - - - 1 -
Other 6 4 8 8 6 2 7 9
Skin (Melanoma) 3.2% 6.9% 5.3% 15.8% 12.5% 5.3% 11.4% 3.1%
Central Nervous System 45.2% 65.5% 55.3% 42.1% 52.5% 63.2% 50.0% 56.3%
Genito-Urinary (1) 25.8% 6.9% 13.2% 13.2% 20.0% 23.7% 15.9% 9.4%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 3.2% - 2.6% - - - - 3.1%
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - - - - 2.3% -
Breast/Thyroid/Adrenal 3.2% 6.9% 2.6% 7.9% - 2.6% 2.3% -
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - - - - 2.3% -
Other 19.4% 13.8% 21.1% 21.1% 15.0% 5.3% 15.9% 28.1%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.
(-) = None in category.
Includes organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted, as well as organs transplanted.
Squamous and basal cell skin cancer, as well as unknown and missing, are not counted as history of cancer.
History of donor cancer is reported on the Cadaver Donor Registration Form beginning in 1994.
(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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