Table 14.1

History of Cancer among Deceased Donors, 1995 to 2004

Organ Type Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Deceased Donor Transplants 15,918 15,978 16,260 16,969 17,005 17,329 17,631 18,286 18,653 20,041
# with Hx of Cancer 233 238 293 293 321 319 328 289 404 388
% with Hx of Cancer 1.5% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.6% 2.2% 1.9%
Kidney Deceased Donor Transplants 7,692 7,729 7,774 8,027 8,040 8,124 8,228 8,537 8,666 9,354
# with Hx of Cancer 121 124 139 128 168 153 169 147 196 193
% with Hx of Cancer 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 1.6% 2.1% 1.9% 2.1% 1.7% 2.3% 2.1%
Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 108 164 209 245 358 437 471 553 502 604
# with Hx of Cancer - 1 4 6 4 3 3 1 8 5
% with Hx of Cancer - 0.6% 1.9% 2.4% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% 1.6% 0.8%
Kidney-Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 913 851 847 970 935 908 888 905 867 880
# with Hx of Cancer 9 9 11 17 11 12 10 8 10 7
% with Hx of Cancer 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.8% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2% 0.8%
Liver Deceased Donor Transplants 3,880 4,019 4,099 4,424 4,498 4,594 4,670 4,969 5,350 5,845
# with Hx of Cancer 60 61 82 86 89 96 96 98 133 141
% with Hx of Cancer 1.5% 1.5% 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4%
Intestine Deceased Donor Transplants 45 43 66 68 71 78 111 106 112 146
# with Hx of Cancer - - - - - - - - - 1
% with Hx of Cancer - - - - - - - - - 0.7%
Heart Deceased Donor Transplants 2,363 2,342 2,293 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,016
# with Hx of Cancer 29 38 37 39 39 43 30 28 36 27
% with Hx of Cancer 1.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 2.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3%
Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 848 791 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157
# with Hx of Cancer 14 4 19 15 10 11 19 6 20 14
% with Hx of Cancer 1.7% 0.5% 2.1% 1.8% 1.2% 1.2% 1.8% 0.6% 1.9% 1.2%
Heart-Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 69 39 62 47 51 48 27 32 29 39
# with Hx of Cancer - 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 -
% with Hx of Cancer - 2.6% 1.6% 4.3% - 2.1% 3.7% 3.1% 3.4% -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(-) = 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.