Norwegian Cancer Society
 Entrance to Kreftforeningen, Kongens gate in Oslo, Norway | |
| Formation | 1938 |
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Key people | Anne Lise Ryel (secretary general) Gunn-Elin Aasprong Bjørneboe (chair person) Carl Otto Løvenskiold (deputy chair person) |
| Website | kreftforeningen |
The Norwegian Cancer Society (Template:Lang-no) is a non-profitmaking organisation in Norway.[1]
History
It was established as Template:Lang-no in 1938, and took the current name when it merged with Template:Lang-no 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 Anne Lise Ryel, and the board of directors consists of Gunn-Elin Aasprong Bjørneboe (chair), Carl Otto Løvenskiold (deputy chair), Tone Nordøy, Wenche Frogn Sellæg, Jostein Christian Dalland, Tord Dale, Lars A. Akslen, Grete Wennes, Anine Kierulf and Else Støring.[3] The organizational headquarters are in Kongens gate 6 in Oslo.
References
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Nylenna, Magne, ed. (2006). "Kreftforeningen". Store medisinske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Styre og ledelse" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Cancer Society. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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