Krebsforschung

What Krebsforschung does

Krebsliga Schweiz (Swiss Cancer League) is a national non-profit organization headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, founded in 1909 and registered under Swiss charity law (UID CHE-107818640). It operates a federation of 17 cantonal and regional cancer leagues that together provide nationwide coverage of cancer-related information, counseling, prevention, and patient support services throughout Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The organization's core offering is the KrebsInfo counseling service — a free, multi-channel helpline (phone 0800 11 88 11, email, chat, WhatsApp, video) staffed by cancer information specialists and operating in German, French, Italian, and English. This is complemented by the Cancerline chat service (adults and youth), free educational webinars, the StopSmoking cessation program, a Peer-Plattform that matches patients with survivor volunteers, psycho-oncological referral services via the LAPOS professional network, and ambulatory and stationary oncological rehabilitation programs.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform in the traditional software sense; it functions as a service-delivery federation rather than a technology vendor. Digital infrastructure consists of a multilingual website (krebsliga.ch), the Peer-Plattform at peerplattform.krebsliga.ch, an e-commerce shop (shop.krebsliga.ch), and a donation platform (spenden.krebsliga.ch / participate.krebsliga.ch), plus a CRM-style contact center routing across phone, email, chat, and WhatsApp channels. The organization also funds independent cancer research in Switzerland through a strategic partnership with Stiftung Krebsforschung Schweiz and operates the Q-Label quality certification for breast centers.

Krebsliga's business model is donation-funded rather than transactional. Revenue streams include private individual donations, monthly Gönner:in memberships, legacy bequests, corporate partnerships (e.g., ROSSMANN Switzerland retail solidarity campaigns), foundation grants, and modest merchandise and publication sales through its online shop. All core counseling, chat, and educational services are provided free of charge, so there is no per-transaction pricing model. The organization is Zewo-certified and partners with the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, anchoring its credibility in the regulated Swiss charity sector.

Name

Krebsforschung

Legal name

Krebsliga Schweiz

Website

https://swisscancer.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Krebsliga Schweiz is a Swiss non-profit federation founded in 1909, operating 17 regional cancer leagues that deliver free multilingual cancer counseling, prevention, rehabilitation, and research funding across Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Ownership category

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Product category

Non-profit cancer support and patient services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Cancer support services
• Cancer information hotline
• Psycho-oncological counseling
• Oncological rehabilitation programs
• Smoking cessation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization relies primarily on private donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Multiple donation mechanisms exist including online donations, monthly giving (Gönner:in), and legacy bequests.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership contributions supporting the organization's mission and activities.
3. Merchandise Sales: Online shop selling cancer-related informational materials, brochures, and merchandise.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Cooperation agreements with companies for fundraising campaigns and corporate social responsibility programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Krebsliga Schweiz provides free cancer information, counseling, and psychosocial support services to cancer patients, their families, and the general public across Switzerland. Core offerings include the KrebsInfo multi-channel counseling service (phone, email, chat, WhatsApp), psycho-oncological support, oncological rehabilitation, peer matching, smoking cessation programs, and educational webinars. The organization also funds independent cancer research through Stiftung Krebsforschung Schweiz.

Product overview

Krebsliga Schweiz is a non-profit cancer organization offering a comprehensive suite of support services. The core offering includes KrebsInfo (telephone/email/chat/WhatsApp counseling), Cancerline chat services for adults and youth, webinars, stopsmoking cessation program, peer support platform, psycho-oncological services, and oncological rehabilitation programs. These are delivered through a network of 17 regional cantonal cancer leagues, supplemented by publications like the aspect donor magazine and an online shop for informational materials. The organization also funds independent cancer research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KrebsInfo: Telephone, email, chat, and WhatsApp counseling service for cancer-related questions
• Cancerline
• stopsmoking
• Peer-Plattform

Products and services

• KrebsInfo Counseling Service Free multi-channel cancer information and counseling service for cancer patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals via phone (0800 11 88 11), email, chat, and WhatsApp.
• Cancerline Chat for Adults

Quantifiable outcome

• Free counseling available Mon-Fri 10am-6pm in 4 languages (German, French, Italian, English)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung Krebsforschung SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for funding independent cancer research in Switzerland. Krebsliga supports research funding through this foundation.
• Cantonal and Regional Cancer Leagues (17 organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 17 cantonal/regional cancer leagues forming the Krebsliga organization, providing locally accessible support services throughout Switzerland.
• ROSSMANN SwitzerlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnership where ROSSMANN supports Krebsliga awareness campaigns, including solidarity campaigns at retail locations.
• StopSmoking ProgramcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational anti-smoking program offering counseling and support for smoking cessation, accessible via hotline 0848 000 181.
• LAPOS (Landschaft Psychoonkologie Schweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss network of psychooncology professionals providing directory of qualified counselors and therapists for cancer patients and relatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Macmillan Cancer Support: UK charity providing practical, emotional, and financial support to people affected by cancer. Closely comparable to Krebsliga's support-services side (psycho-oncological counseling, peer matching, financial guidance), though less focused on research-funding than Krebsliga.
• KWF Dutch Cancer Society: Dutch national cancer nonprofit funding cancer research and providing patient information and support. Comparable as a national-scale voluntary health organization with combined research-funding and patient-information mandate, with similar Zewo-equivalent accountability standards.
• Canadian Cancer Society: Canadian national cancer charity funding research and delivering patient support services nationwide. Comparable as a federally-organized national cancer nonprofit with research, prevention, and patient-support mandates, operating in a similarly structured multilingual/cantonal governance context (provinces).
• Deutsche Krebshilfe: German national cancer nonprofit providing cancer information, counseling, patient support, and research funding across Germany. Most directly comparable peer given shared German-language market, similar federated/centralized hybrid model, and overlapping service portfolio of free counseling, psycho-oncological support, and independent research grants.
• Cancer Research UK: Largest cancer research and awareness charity in the UK, combining research funding with patient information services and a national helpline. Comparable as a national-scale cancer nonprofit with both research-funding and patient-support mandates, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro): Italy's leading cancer research charity funding independent oncology research and providing patient information. Directly comparable as a national cancer nonprofit with research-funding core and complementary patient-information services, serving the Italian-speaking Ticino market indirectly.
• American Cancer Society: US nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer through research, patient support, and education. Highly comparable in mission scope (research funding + 24/7 helpline + patient navigation + survivorship programs) at much greater geographic and budgetary scale.

Others

• Swiss Heart Foundation: Swiss national health nonprofit addressing cardiovascular disease through prevention, research funding, and patient support. Comparable as a Swiss health nonprofit competing for the same donor mindshare and corporate CSR budgets, but operating in a different disease vertical (cardiology vs. oncology).

Regional players

• Ligue nationale contre le cancer (France): French national cancer nonprofit with 103 departmental committees providing patient support, research funding, and prevention. Comparable as a federated national cancer nonprofit, though operating in France rather than Switzerland — a regional peer serving the French-language Romandie market indirectly.
• Österreichische Krebshilfe: Austrian national cancer nonprofit federation providing patient information, counseling, and research funding in German. Comparable mission and German-speaking market proximity, but operates in Austria rather than Switzerland — making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries18 records

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