Norwegian Cancer Society

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Norwegian Cancer Society
Formation1938
Location
Key people
 Anne Lise Ryel (secretary general)
Gunn-Elin Aasprong Bjørneboe (chair person)
Carl Otto Løvenskiold (deputy chair person)
Website kreftforeningen.no/en/

The Norwegian Cancer Society (Norwegian : Kreftforeningen) is a non-profitmaking organisation in Norway. [1]

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History

It was established as Norsk Forening til Kreftens Bekjempelse in 1938, and took the current name when it merged with Landsforeningen mot Kreft in 1948. Its purpose is to help patients with cancer, increase awareness of cancer and to fund cancer research. [2] The society funds the annual King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research.

Organizational structure

The Secretary general is Ingrid Stenstadvold Ross [3] . The organizational headquarters are in Kongens gate 6 in Oslo.

References

  1. ↑ Sørensen, Hege Lilleskare; Schjølberg, Tore Kr.; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Utne, Inger (2020-10-29). "Social support in early-stage breast cancer patients with fatigue". BMC Women's Health. 20 (1): 243. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01106-2 . ISSN   1472-6874. PMC   7599095 . PMID   33121476.
  2. ↑ Nylenna, Magne, ed. (2006). "Kreftforeningen". Store medisinske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  3. ↑ The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) (2021). "Story: AMR and Cancer. Ingrid Stenstadvold Ross, Norway". The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Retrieved 28 October 2025.



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