Cancerfonden

Name

Cancerfonden

Legal name

Cancerfonden

Website

https://cancerfonden.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Cancer Research and Patient Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Cancer research funding
• Charitable fundraising
• Cancer patient support
• Cancer information services
• Nonprofit health advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Revenue from individual donors including monthly giving, one-time donations, and memorial gifts. During 2021, total revenue reached 949 million SEK, the highest ever recorded.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Main partners ICA, Skandia, and Apotek Hjärtat contribute through corporate donations and long-term strategic partnerships to fund cancer research.
3. Legacies and Bequests: The organization receives legacy donations from individuals who include Cancerfonden in their estate planning.
4. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Community fundraising initiatives where individuals organize their own fundraising campaigns supporting Cancerfonden.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

Cancerfonden is a Swedish non-profit charitable organization that funds cancer research, provides expert-reviewed cancer information and support services to patients and their families, operates the Cancerlinjen helpline staffed by licensed healthcare professionals, publishes cancer statistics and rehabilitation guidance, and advocates for improved cancer policy. Its services are delivered free of charge and entirely financed through individual donations, corporate partnerships, legacies, and community fundraisers.

Product overview

Cancerfonden (The Swedish Cancer Society) operates as a non-profit charitable organization rather than a commercial technology company. Their product portfolio consists primarily of public-facing services including a comprehensive Swedish-language cancer information website covering diseases A-Ö, a cancer helpline (Cancerlinjen) staffed by healthcare professionals, and a donation/fundraising platform. The organization also provides medical expert-reviewed content, statistics databases, and rehabilitation guidance. There is no unified platform-with-modules architecture; instead, services are delivered as separate but interconnected web properties and phone-based services focused on cancer research funding, information dissemination, patient support, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cancerlinjen: The organization's helpline providing support to those affected by cancer, staffed by trained cancer information specialists.
• Skugglyftet

Products and services

• Cancerlinjen (Cancer Helpline) Telephone and email support service staffed by licensed healthcare professionals with long experience in cancer care, providing information and support to cancer patients, survivors, family members, and caregivers in Sweden via 010-199 10 10.
• Cancerfonden Cancer Information Website Comprehensive Swedish-language web portal providing information about cancer diseases (A–Ö), symptoms, treatments, research, statistics, and advice for those affected by cancer. Content is reviewed by medical experts.
• Donation and Fundraising Platform Online platform enabling individuals and corporations to make one-time donations, become monthly givers, give memorial gifts (minimum 150 SEK), and create or contribute to peer-to-peer fundraisers supporting cancer research. Includes the Gåvotelefon (010-199 10 10) for telephone donations.
• Cancer Statistics Database Interactive database providing statistics on cancer incidence, prevalence, survival rates, and mortality for various cancer types in Sweden, sourced from Socialstyrelsen (the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare).
• Bäckencancerrehabilitering (Pelvic Cancer Rehabilitation Guidance) Rehabilitation guidance and support information for patients treated for cancer in the pelvis, including advice on pelvic floor training, bladder and bowel training, and sexual health.
• Skugglyftet (Sun Protection and Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign) Public awareness campaign that spreads knowledge about sun protection, skin cancer, and early detection as the incidence of skin cancer has risen in Sweden.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 out of 10 people now survive cancer in Sweden (compared to 3 out of 10 seventy years ago)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerICA is one of Cancerfonden's three main corporate partners. Through ICA-handlare (store owners), employees, and customers, ICA contributes to new advances in cancer research that help fewer people be affected and more survive cancer. Marknadsdirektör Fredrik Kullberg leads ICA's engagement.
• SkandiacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSkandia is one of Cancerfonden's three main corporate partners. As a main partner, Skandia together with Cancerfonden contributes to more research and knowledge about life-threatening issues. Koncernchef Frans Lindelöw leads Skandia's partnership.
• Apotek HjärtatcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerApotek Hjärtat is one of Cancerfonden's three main corporate partners. Research advances make a difference in people's lives, and this is seen daily in their pharmacies. They are proud to contribute to positive development and hope in the fight against cancer. VD Monika Magnusson leads the partnership.
• Nordic Cancer Union (NCU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancerfonden's Secretary-General Ulrika Årehed Kågström is an active leader in the Nordic Cancer Union, collaborating on cancer issues across Nordic countries.
• International Union For Cancer Control (UICC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancerfonden is a member of UICC. Secretary-General Ulrika Årehed Kågström serves as Treasurer and is active on various UICC Task Forces and Committees, including the ATOM coalition for cancer medicine access in low-income countries and the Solidarity Fund for Ukraine.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cancer Research UK: United Kingdom's largest cancer charity, funding cancer research, providing health information, and influencing policy. Highly comparable as a national cancer charity of similar scale with research funding, public information, helpline, advocacy, and corporate partnership fundraising model.
• American Cancer Society: Largest voluntary health organization in the United States focused on cancer. Operates a nearly identical model of research grants, patient support (24/7 helpline), public education, advocacy, and mass-market fundraising through corporate partnerships.
• Kreftforeningen (Norwegian Cancer Society): Norway's main cancer charity, collaborating with Cancerfonden through the Nordic Cancer Union. Comparable in mission (research funding, patient support, advocacy), funding model (donations and corporate partnerships), and Nordic regional focus.
• Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society): Denmark's largest cancer charity, co-member of the Nordic Cancer Union. Operates the same model of cancer research funding, patient information, support services, and advocacy, serving a comparable Nordic population.
• Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid): Germany's leading cancer charity, focused on research funding, information dissemination, and patient support. Comparable in scale and core activities, though operating in a larger geographic market.
• Ligue contre le cancer (French League Against Cancer): France's leading cancer charity, funding research and providing patient support across a national network. Operates a comparable model of donations, research grants, support services, and policy advocacy.
• Syöpäsäätiö (Finnish Cancer Foundation): Finland's primary cancer research charity, co-member of the Nordic Cancer Union. Provides directly comparable research funding, patient information, and advocacy in a Nordic market with similar population and healthcare structure.

Emerging players

• Susan G. Komen: Leading US breast cancer charity with comparable fundraising, research grant, and awareness campaign model. Comparable as a disease-specific health charity with corporate partnerships and peer-to-peer fundraising, though narrower in cancer type scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/cancerfonden
• Facebookfacebook.com/cancerfonden
• Instagraminstagram.com/cancerfonden
• Xx.com/cancerfonden

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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