What Fundação do Câncer does

Fundação do Câncer is a Brazilian nonprofit foundation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro (Rua dos Inválidos, 212, Centro) that has operated for approximately 35 years — founded around 1991 — providing consulting and project management for cancer control across federal, state, and municipal levels of the Brazilian public health system (SUS). Legally registered as Fundação Ary Frauzino para Pesquisa e Controle do Câncer, it serves as a longstanding technical partner to the Ministry of Health and INCA (Instituto Nacional de Câncer) on the National Cancer Prevention and Control Program, contributing to operational and administrative management of projects such as Redome and Rede BrasilCord, subnational programs such as the Prefeitura de Niterói's 'Niterói Vencendo o Câncer' initiative, and the UFRJ Programa de Oncobiologia. Its core technology asset is Oncollect, a web-based platform that aggregates, standardizes, and analyzes Population-Based Cancer Registry (RCBP) data to produce epidemiological intelligence for cancer surveillance, early diagnosis programs, and policy planning.

The foundation does not sell products or services commercially. Its operating model is donation- and grant-funded, with no disclosed revenue figures; it solicits individual and institutional donations via a dedicated 'Seja Nosso Doador' channel and delivers technical services, research awards, and awareness campaigns without charge to beneficiaries. Programmatic offerings include the Prêmio Marcos Moraes research and innovation award (three categories: Health Promotion and Cancer Prevention; Palliative Care; Initiatives for Cancer Control), the VapeOFF anti-electronic-cigarette movement, and recurring public awareness campaigns (Outubro + que Rosa for breast cancer; Verão Laranja for skin cancer; HPV vaccination promotion). With 121 employees and a coalition of more than 50 partner organizations including ACT Promoção da Saúde, TJCC, ABRALE, FEMAMA, ABIFICC, and CONASEMS, the foundation combines mass-media distribution (Rede Globo television, OOH networks such as Ecoponte and Grupo Coruja, cinema via Flix Média) with regulatory positioning — including 2024 Amicus Curiae status at the Supreme Federal Court — and international research participation via the BENCHISTA consortium spanning 79 cancer registries across 35 countries.

Name

Fundação do Câncer

Legal name

Fundação Ary Frauzino para Pesquisa e Controle do Câncer

Website

https://cancer.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundação do Câncer is a 35-year-old Brazilian nonprofit foundation that provides consulting, project management, and epidemiological intelligence (via the Oncollect platform) to federal, state, and municipal public health authorities — chiefly INCA and the Ministry of Health — to support cancer prevention, surveillance, research, and patient navigation across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services (Cancer Control Consulting)

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM), Oncology Remote Symptom Monitoring & Care Navigation (HLALAFAD)

Keywords

• Cancer control consulting
• Cancer prevention campaigns
• Epidemiological intelligence platform
• Cancer registry management
• Public health consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Fundação do Câncer is a non-profit organization (organização sem fins lucrativos) that funds its operations through donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors. The website features a 'Seja Nosso Doador' (Become a Donor) section, indicating active solicitation of charitable contributions. No commercial revenue streams are described.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundação do Câncer is a nonprofit foundation that provides consulting, project management, and technical support for cancer control programs in Brazil, working with the Ministry of Health, INCA, and state and municipal health secretariats. Its flagship digital asset, the Oncollect platform, transforms population-based cancer registry data into epidemiological intelligence for public health management, early diagnosis, and policy planning. It also runs public awareness campaigns (VapeOFF, HPV vaccination promotion, Verão Laranja, Outubro + que Rosa) and research incentive programs (Prêmio Marcos Moraes).

Product overview

Fundação do Câncer is a non-profit organization specializing in consultancy and management for cancer control in Brazil. Its portfolio includes Oncollect, an epidemiological intelligence platform that transforms oncological records into actionable data; the Prêmio Marcos Moraes award program recognizing innovation in cancer control; and the VapeOFF campaign against electronic cigarettes. Additional offerings encompass cancer control programs supporting public health institutions, and the info.oncollect publication series. The organization operates through project management, research funding, prevention campaigns, and public health policy support rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VapeOFF: Anti-electronic cigarette awareness campaign and movement launched by Fundação do Câncer to alert especially adolescents and young people about the dangers of vaping.
• Prêmio Marcos Moraes
• Oncollect
• Outubro + que Rosa

Products and services

• Oncollect

Quantifiable outcome

• Brazil can potentially prevent ~40% of cancer cases through reduction of modifiable risk factors, according to a study published in Nature Medicine (2026) referenced by the foundation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INCA (Instituto Nacional de Câncer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor more than three decades, the foundation has supported INCA in fulfilling the National Cancer Prevention and Control Program, including acquisition of equipment, support for areas of assistance, education, research, prevention, surveillance, and institutional/human development. Contributions include operational and administrative management and physical installation and/or maintenance of INCA/MS projects such as Redome and Rede BrasilCord.
• Ministério da Saúde (Ministry of Health of Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation develops and manages cancer control projects at the federal level in coordination with the Ministry of Health, contributing to the implementation of the National Cancer Prevention and Control Policy (PNPCC) and related programs.
• EcoponteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEcoponte, the concessionary managing the Ponte Rio-Niterói bridge, provides LED billboard space for the foundation's campaigns, including the Verão Laranja (skin cancer prevention) and other awareness initiatives. The partnership leverages high-traffic infrastructure for public health messaging.
• ACT Promoção da SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACT (Aliança de Controle de Tabagismo) is a key partner in the VapeOFF movement and other anti-smoking campaigns. ACT and the foundation co-signed open letters on tobacco taxation in tax reform and collaborated on public campaigns against electronic cigarettes.
• Movimento Todos Juntos Contra o Câncer (TJCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation partnered with TJCC in the VapeOFF campaign and participated in joint panels at the TJCC annual congress. TJCC is a leading coalition in oncology advocacy in Brazil.
• ABRALE (Associação Brasileira de Linfoma e Leucemia)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerABRALE partnered with the foundation in the VapeOFF campaign as part of a coalition of over 50 organizations raising awareness about electronic cigarette dangers.
• FEMAMA (Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio à Saúde da Mama)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFEMAMA participated as a partner in the VapeOFF campaign coalition, contributing to the foundation's multi-organizational awareness initiative on electronic cigarettes.
• ABIFICC (Associação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Combate ao Câncer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation partnered with ABIFICC to deliver the 'Curso de Qualificação em Registros de Câncer' (Cancer Registry Qualification Course) for healthcare professionals across Brazil, aimed at improving the quality of population-based cancer registries.
• Prefeitura de Niterói (Niterói City Government)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation provides technical support to the Niterói city government in developing the 'Programa Niterói Vencendo o Câncer,' implementing a municipal oncology care plan, cancer registry, and patient navigation program.
• Grupo CorujaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrupo Coruja, a media company, supports the foundation's campaigns (Outubro + que Rosa, Verão Laranja) by providing LED panels and digital media space in Rio de Janeiro, amplifying the reach of public health messaging.
• OnbusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnbus, a bus terminal media company in Rio de Janeiro, provides advertising space for the foundation's campaigns at major bus terminals, supporting the distribution of anti-smoking and cancer prevention messages.
• Flix MédiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlix Média distributes the foundation's campaign videos (such as 'Bonito por fora, tóxico por dentro') before cinema screenings in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo theaters, reaching audiences during National Anti-Smoking Day and Cinema Week.
• Instituto ZENcancerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supported the Instituto ZENcancer's 'Mulheres de Propósito' beneficent event focused on women's health, demonstrating the foundation's engagement with civil society organizations dedicated to cancer support.
• UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation sponsors the Programa de Oncobiologia at UFRJ, funding research into new diagnostic methods, epidemiological studies, treatment approaches, and cancer prevention strategies.
• Isabel Fillardis (Actress)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrazilian actress Isabel Fillardis has been a supporter of the foundation's campaigns, particularly around HPV vaccination and cancer prevention awareness, helping to amplify public health messaging through her public profile.
• BENCHISTA International ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation serves as the Brazilian technical representative in the international BENCHISTA (Benchmarking International of Childhood Cancer Survival by Staging) project, coordinating the participation of Brazil's Population-Based Cancer Registries (RCBPs) across 79 registries from 35 countries. The project investigates survival rates for six types of childhood tumors.
• Instituto DesiderataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstituto Desiderata participated in joint panels with the foundation on health education and prevention, particularly regarding electronic cigarette risks and HPV vaccination for young people.
• CONASEMS (Congresso Nacional das Secretarias Municipais de Saúde)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe foundation participated in the CONASEMS national congress, presenting at a thematic table on the National Policy for Cancer Prevention and Control alongside INCA, the Ministry of Health, UNICAMP, and CONASS, to engage municipal health managers.
• FIS Week (Fórum de Inovação em Saúde)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe foundation was a featured participant and panelist at FIS Week 2024 and 2025, one of Latin America's largest health innovation events. Executive director Luiz Augusto Maltoni co-moderated panels on new technologies in cancer detection, positioning the foundation as a thought leader.
• ANUP (Associação Nacional das Universidades Privadas)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerANUP is listed as a supporting partner for the foundation's campaigns, helping to disseminate cancer prevention messaging within the private higher education sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cancer Research UK: UK-based cancer research and awareness charity that funds scientific research, runs prevention campaigns, and influences health policy — analogous in structure to a mature, internationally visible cancer foundation.
• American Cancer Society: The largest global cancer nonprofit, combining research funding, public education, and policy advocacy. Comparable to Fundação do Câncer in mission but at a vastly larger scale and with international reach.
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): WHO's specialized cancer research agency, which hosts the IARC Conference where Fundação do Câncer presented in 2026. Comparable in cancer epidemiology, registry coordination, and global research partnerships.
• Institut National du Cancer (INCa France): France's national cancer agency coordinating research, epidemiology, and public health policy on cancer. Comparable as a publicly aligned cancer control agency partnering with foundations in registry, prevention, and patient navigation.

Direct peers

• Movimento Todos Juntos Contra o Câncer (TJCC): Leading Brazilian oncology advocacy coalition that the foundation actively partners with on campaigns like VapeOFF and TJCC congress panels. Highly comparable in mission: Brazilian cancer awareness and policy mobilization.
• Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA): Brazil's national cancer institute and the foundation's most strategic partner. INCA runs the National Cancer Prevention and Control Program and conducts registry, research, and surveillance work that closely overlaps with Fundação do Câncer's mandate in Brazil.
• ACT Promoção da Saúde: Brazilian tobacco-control alliance and core partner in the VapeOFF movement and anti-tobacco STF matters. Comparable as a nonprofit driving public-health advocacy with government and civil society.
• Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo (FOSP): São Paulo-based cancer foundation focused on oncology information systems, hospital-based cancer registries, and epidemiological support for the state health secretariat — a state-level peer in cancer control consulting.
• ABRALE: Brazilian association supporting lymphoma and leukemia patients. Partnered with the foundation on VapeOFF and shares the role of disease-specific patient advocacy and public education nonprofit in Brazil.

Emerging players

• Instituto Desiderata: Rio-based nonprofit focused on child and adolescent health, including cancer. Partner of the foundation in joint prevention panels and HPV/youth campaigns, with overlapping mission in Brazilian public-health education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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