Stichting kanker.nl

What Stichting kanker.nl does

Stichting kanker.nl is a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) that operates kanker.nl, a free, Dutch-language online platform serving people affected by cancer in the Netherlands. The foundation targets cancer patients, survivors, relatives, bereaved individuals, young adults aged 16–39, and (secondarily) healthcare professionals. Its core product is a unified web platform that combines an expert-reviewed information library covering virtually all cancer types (breast, lung, colorectal, pancreatic, prostate, bladder, skin, leukemia, lymphoma, and many more), moderated community features (blogs and discussion groups), a peer-matching tool called the Lotgenotenzoeker, a public Q&A service ("Vraag het een professional") staffed by credentialed medical professionals, and a telephone information line (Infolijn). Supporting modules include Jong & Kanker for young adults, a Complementaire Zorg (complementary and integrative medicine) content vertical co-developed with named Dutch hospitals, an IPSO Centra directory of approximately 75 in-person support centers, an activities calendar, and a directory of patient organizations.

The underlying technology is a web platform integrating content management for cancer-type pages, the peer-matching system, blogs, discussion groups, and a moderated professional Q&A workflow, plus an Appstore that distributes the Ditto mobile app for iOS and Android, which records and summarizes medical appointments. Community features are moderated under published house rules, and content is reviewed by medical experts and partner patient organizations such as Stichting Olijf, Borstkankervereniging Nederland, and Stichting Jongeren en Kanker.

The business model is non-commercial: all core services are free to end users and the platform generates no advertising or subscription revenue. The foundation is funded by institutional grants and donations, with KWF Kankerbestrijding (Dutch Cancer Society) referenced in the site footer as the primary institutional backer. Distribution is entirely digital — direct-to-consumer via the website, mobile app, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube), supplemented by healthcare professional referrals and partner referrals from patient organizations. A separate webwinkel.kanker.nl storefront sells informational books and products to healthcare professionals and informed patients.

Name

Stichting kanker.nl

Legal name

Stichting kanker.nl

Website

https://kanker.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting kanker.nl is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating kanker.nl, a free Dutch-language platform that provides expert-reviewed cancer information, peer-matching, moderated community forums, and professional Q&A to patients, survivors, relatives, and young adults affected by cancer in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Support Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Oncology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAH)

Keywords

• Cancer information services
• Peer support platform
• Patient community platform
• Online health resources
• Nonprofit cancer support

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional funding and grants: Kanker.nl is operated by Stichting kanker.nl, a Dutch foundation. The platform is free for all users. Funding appears to come from institutional sources, including KWF Kankerbestrijding (Dutch Cancer Society), and possibly government health funding. No advertising or direct revenue from users is generated.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stichting kanker.nl operates the kanker.nl platform, a comprehensive Dutch-language online destination providing medically reviewed cancer information, personal stories, peer matching, expert Q&A, community forums, and an information hotline. The offering is complemented by a mobile app (Ditto) and specialized sections covering young adults with cancer (Jong & Kanker), complementary care, and a directory of affiliated patient organizations and IPSO Centra. All services are provided free of charge to cancer patients, survivors, relatives, and bereaved individuals across the Netherlands.

Product overview

Stichting kanker.nl operates a unified online information and peer-support platform for people affected by cancer in the Netherlands. The core offering is the kanker.nl Platform, which integrates a library of reliable medical information across nearly all cancer types, community features (blogs, discussion groups), and the Lotgenotenzoeker peer-matching tool. Supporting services include the Vraag het een professional Q&A with medical specialists, the kanker.nl Infolijn telephone hotline, and a dedicated Jong & Kanker module for young adults. An Appstore offers the Ditto app for medical appointment support. Complementaire Zorg provides guidance on integrative medicine, while the IPSO Centra Directory, Activiteitenagenda, and Patientenorganisaties directory connect users to in-person support resources across the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-year cancer survival rate in the Netherlands is now 71%, per the Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland — a metric the platform publishes as part of its mission to inform and support patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting OlijfcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStichting Olijf is the Dutch patient organization for women with gynecological cancer. It co-developed the Lotgenotenzoeker (peer-matching tool) with kanker.nl and promotes the platform among its members. Olijf also contributes expert review for gynecological cancer content on kanker.nl.
• Patiëntenvereniging HOOFD-HALScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHead and neck cancer patient association that co-developed the Lotgenotenzoeker and refers patients to kanker.nl for peer support.
• Stichting Jongeren en KankercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundation for young people with cancer, co-developer of the Lotgenotenzoeker. Their expertise informs the dedicated 'Jong & Kanker' (Young & Cancer) section on kanker.nl targeting ages 16–39.
• Patiëntenplatform Zeldzame KankerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDutch platform for rare cancer patients, co-developer of the Lotgenotenzoeker. They support cancer patients with rare types who have fewer peer support options.
• Stichting ZaadbalkankercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTesticular cancer patient foundation, co-developer of the Lotgenotenzoeker, supporting peer matching for testicular cancer patients on kanker.nl.
• Living With HopecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLiving With Hope is the Dutch patient organization for people with pancreatic cancer and their relatives. Co-developer of the Lotgenotenzoeker, promoting peer matching for pancreatic cancer patients.
• Patiëntenvereniging Blaas- of NierkankercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPatient organization for bladder and kidney cancer, co-developer of the Lotgenotenzoeker. Promotes peer support for bladder and kidney cancer patients on kanker.nl.
• KWF KankerbestrijdingcoreOthersKWF Kankerbestrijding (Dutch Cancer Society) is referenced on kanker.nl's website footer and appears to be the primary institutional backer and affiliated organization of Stichting kanker.nl, providing funding and strategic alignment with national cancer control efforts.
• Borstkankervereniging Nederland (BVN)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Dutch breast cancer patient association. BVN collaborates with kanker.nl on breast cancer content, with experts from BVN reviewing and co-authoring breast cancer information on the platform.
• Rijnstate Hospital (Oncologisch Centrum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRijnstate hospital in Arnhem operates an Oncologisch Centrum with an integrative medicine clinic. The hospital's specialists (Dr. Inès von Rosenstiel and Monica Perebolte) serve as expert Q&A respondents on kanker.nl's complementaire zorg (complementary care) section. Rijnstate also hosts a dedicated integrative medicine outpatient clinic.
• Máxima MC (Oncologisch Centrum)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMáxima MC in Eindhoven/Veldhoven offers an integrative medicine outpatient clinic and is listed as a hospital where patients can get referrals to integrative medicine services promoted on kanker.nl.
• Isala HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsala in Zwolle is listed alongside Rijnstate and Máxima MC as a hospital offering integrative medicine outpatient services referenced by kanker.nl's complementary care content.
• Gelre ZiekenhuizenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGelre Ziekenhuizen is listed as one of the hospitals with an integrative medicine outpatient clinic referenced on kanker.nl.
• Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland (IKNL)coreOthersThe Integral Cancer Centre Netherlands provides the cancer survival statistics published on kanker.nl's homepage (71% five-year survival rate) and appears to be a data partner providing epidemiological data.
• Consortium Integrale Zorg en Gezondheid (CIZG)minorOthersCIZG is listed as a contributing organization to the complementary care content on kanker.nl, bringing expertise in integrated healthcare.
• CAM CancerminorOthersCAM Cancer is a European project on complementary and alternative medicine. Kanker.nl references CAM Cancer as an external resource for reliable information on complementary cancer care.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterminorOthersThe US-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's integrative medicine information is referenced on kanker.nl's complementaire zorg page as a reliable external resource.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PatientsLikeMe: An online patient community platform enabling condition-specific peer connections and outcome sharing. Comparable as a digital peer-support platform, with overlap in community-driven patient engagement but broader than oncology.
• Patient Empowerment Foundation (PEF) / Patient.info: A health information platform providing patient-facing content, peer community features, and condition-specific resources. Comparable as a multi-condition digital health information and peer-support platform.
• Inspire: A US-based online health community platform connecting patients with conditions and caregivers, including dedicated cancer communities. Comparable as a peer-matching and community platform for patients with serious health conditions.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society: A large US-based non-profit providing cancer information, patient support programs, and a 24/7 helpline. Comparable as a national-scale, information-and-support-driven cancer charity with similar patient-segmentation logic.
• Cancer Research UK: A UK cancer charity combining research funding with patient-facing information and support services. Overlaps with kanker.nl in providing reliable, expert-reviewed patient information across cancer types.
• Macmillan Cancer Support: The UK's leading cancer support charity, offering information, peer communities, professional advice, and a national helpline. Closely analogous in mission and multi-channel approach, though operating in the UK rather than the Netherlands.
• Cancer.net (ASCO): Patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, providing expert-reviewed cancer information. Comparable as an authoritative, oncology-specific digital information resource for patients and caregivers.

Direct peers

• KWF Kankerbestrijding (Dutch Cancer Society): The primary institutional backer and the largest Dutch cancer charity, funding cancer research, prevention, and patient support. Overlapping mission in providing cancer information and support to Dutch patients, and the closest comparable organization by audience and funding model.
• Stichting Jongeren en Kanker: Dutch foundation for young people with cancer, co-developer of kanker.nl's Lotgenotenzoeker. Directly comparable as a cancer-focused Dutch non-profit serving a patient/community niche.
• Borstkankervereniging Nederland (BVN): The Dutch breast cancer patient association and an active partner of kanker.nl. It runs its own peer community and information resources for breast cancer patients — the most directly overlapping Dutch non-profit peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kanker_nl
• Facebookfacebook.com/kanker.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-kanker-nl
• Instagraminstagram.com/stichting_kanker.nl
• TikToktiktok.com/@stichting_kankernl

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