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Table 14.1

History of Cancer among Deceased Donors, 2000 to 2009

Organ Type Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Deceased Donor Transplants 17,335 17,641 18,291 18,658 20,049 21,213 22,209 22,056 21,748 21,855
# with Hx of Cancer 320 328 289 404 392 480 434 458 464 373
% with Hx of Cancer 1.8% 1.9% 1.6% 2.2% 2.0% 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7%
Heart-Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 48 27 33 29 40 35 31 31 27 29
# with Hx of Cancer 1 1 1 1 - - - - 2 1
% with Hx of Cancer 2.1% 3.7% 3.0% 3.4% - - - - 7.4% 3.4%
Heart Deceased Donor Transplants 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,015 2,125 2,192 2,209 2,163 2,212
# with Hx of Cancer 43 30 28 36 27 40 26 27 32 32
% with Hx of Cancer 2.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4%
Intestine Deceased Donor Transplants 79 113 106 112 146 171 171 197 185 178
# with Hx of Cancer - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 -
% with Hx of Cancer - - - - 0.7% - 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% -
Kidney Deceased Donor Transplants 8,126 8,234 8,539 8,667 9,359 9,913 10,661 10,591 10,553 10,442
# with Hx of Cancer 154 169 147 196 195 222 209 235 230 179
% with Hx of Cancer 1.9% 2.1% 1.7% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% 1.7%
Kidney-Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 909 888 906 868 881 902 923 864 837 854
# with Hx of Cancer 12 10 8 10 7 10 5 6 9 4
% with Hx of Cancer 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5% 0.7% 1.1% 0.5%
Liver Deceased Donor Transplants 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,848 6,121 6,363 6,228 6,070 6,101
# with Hx of Cancer 96 96 98 133 143 182 169 158 164 130
% with Hx of Cancer 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 2.7% 2.1%
Lung Deceased Donor Transplants 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401 1,465 1,478 1,660
# with Hx of Cancer 11 19 6 20 14 23 21 25 22 26
% with Hx of Cancer 1.2% 1.8% 0.6% 1.9% 1.2% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6%
Pancreas Deceased Donor Transplants 438 472 554 504 603 541 467 471 435 379
# with Hx of Cancer 3 3 1 8 5 3 3 6 4 1
% with Hx of Cancer 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% 1.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 1.3% 0.9% 0.3%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(-) = 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.