Norwegian Cancer Society is a non-profit organisation in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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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

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

, increase awareness of cancer and to fund cancer research

Cancer research

Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....

. The society is funding the yearly King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research.

Secretary general is Anne Lise Ryel

Anne Lise Ryel

Anne Lise Ryel is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party.Born in Tromsø, she graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1987....

, and the board of directors consists of Paul Hellandsvik (chair), Robert Hermansen (deputy chair), Anne Alvik

Anne Alvik

Anne Alvik is a Norwegian physician and civil servant.She was born in Namsos. She graduated with the cand.med. degree from the University of Oslo in 1962, and with a Master of Science degree in community medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1980...

, Bjørg Landmark, Wenche Frogn Sellæg

Wenche Frogn Sellæg

Wenche Frogn Sellæg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and between 1981-1989 a parliamentary representative for Nord-Trøndelag...

, Baard-Christian Schem, Tone Nordøy, Lucy Smith

Lucy Smith

Lucy Caroline Smith is a Norwegian lawyer and emeritus professor of law at the University of Oslo, where she acted as rector from 1993 to 1998....

 and Sigrid Elisabeth Trandum. and the organizational headquarters are near Holbergs plass in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

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