The Danish Cancer Society

About our Homepage
As there are many cancer related web-sites available in English, we have chosen to concentrate on providing cancer related information in Danish. For an introduction to the Danish Cancer Society, please download our Annual Report 2008:

• The Danish Cancer Society Annual Report 2008 (pdf 2,2 MB)

For a more detailed description of the work of some of our research departments, please follow the links below:

• Institute of Cancer Epidemiology
• Institute of Cancer Biology
• Centre for Genotoxic Stress Research

There is also a short introduction to our research funding guidelines in english here:

• Funding

 
About the Danish Cancer Society

We fight cancer Video about the activities of the Danish Cancer Society within cancer research, patient support and cancer prevention. March 2008 - 5:50 min.

Aims and Main Fields of Activity
Our aims are:

• to prevent the development of cancer
• to improve patients’ chances of successful recovery
• to limit the physical, psychological and social side-effects of cancer

The main activities are within

• research
• patient support
• prevention

This organogram gives an overview of how the Danish Cancer Society is organised:

• Top