Table 14.9

History of Cancer among Deceased Heart Donors

1995 to 2004

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Transplants 29 38 37 39 39 43 30 28 36 27
Skin (Melanoma) 2 2 5 5 2 5 1 4 3 4
Central Nervous System 19 20 16 20 25 21 17 14 16 14
Genito-Urinary (1) 2 6 5 8 9 7 3 5 6 4
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - - - 1 - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 2 1 3 - 1 1 - - 1 1
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - - - 1 - - - 1
Other 4 8 8 6 2 7 8 5 10 3
Skin (Melanoma) 6.9% 5.3% 13.5% 12.8% 5.1% 11.6% 3.3% 14.3% 8.3% 14.8%
Central Nervous System 65.5% 52.6% 43.2% 51.3% 64.1% 48.8% 56.7% 50.0% 44.4% 51.9%
Genito-Urinary (1) 6.9% 15.8% 13.5% 20.5% 23.1% 16.3% 10.0% 17.9% 16.7% 14.8%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 2.6% - - - - 3.3% - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - - - - 2.3% - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 6.9% 2.6% 8.1% - 2.6% 2.3% - - 2.8% 3.7%
Leukemia/Lymphoma - - - - - 2.3% - - - 3.7%
Other 13.8% 21.1% 21.6% 15.4% 5.1% 16.3% 26.7% 17.9% 27.8% 11.1%


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

(-) = 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.