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Table 14.9

History of Cancer among Deceased Heart Donors

2000 to 2009

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Transplants 43 30 28 36 27 40 26 27 32 32
Skin (Melanoma) 5 1 4 3 4 3 1 3 4 3
Central Nervous System 21 17 14 16 14 20 9 14 17 13
Genito-Urinary (1) 7 3 5 6 4 9 7 4 3 7
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 1 - - - - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 - 1
Leukemia/Lymphoma 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 1
Other 7 8 5 10 3 6 9 4 8 7
Skin (Melanoma) 11.6% 3.3% 14.3% 8.3% 14.8% 7.5% 3.8% 11.1% 12.5% 9.4%
Central Nervous System 48.8% 56.7% 50.0% 44.4% 51.9% 50.0% 34.6% 51.9% 53.1% 40.6%
Genito-Urinary (1) 16.3% 10.0% 17.9% 16.7% 14.8% 22.5% 26.9% 14.8% 9.4% 21.9%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 3.3% - - - 2.5% - - - -
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 2.3% - - - - - - - - -
Breast/Thyroid 2.3% - - 2.8% 3.7% 2.5% - 3.7% - 3.1%
Leukemia/Lymphoma 2.3% - - - 3.7% - - 3.7% - 3.1%
Other 16.3% 26.7% 17.9% 27.8% 11.1% 15.0% 34.6% 14.8% 25.0% 21.9%


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

(-) = 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.