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60 years of Nordic collaboration to advance the prevention and treatment of cancer
The Nordic Cancer Union is a collaborative body for cancer societies in the Nordic countries. The aims of NCU are:
· Improved knowledge and understanding of cancer
· More effective prevention of cancer
· Better results from cancer treatment and rehabilitation
· Enhanced application of cancer treatment in the Nordic countries
To achieve these aims, NCU grants one million euro each year to strategic projects and collaborative cancer research within the Nordic countries.
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Recently published research supported by NCU include:
Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA)
“We present up to 45 years of cancer incidence data by occupational category for the Nordic populations. The study covers the 15 million people aged 30-64 years in the 1960, 1970, 1980/1981 and/or 1990 censuses in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and the 2.8 million incident cancer cases diagnosed in these people in a follow-up until about 2005. “
Lifelong cancer incidence in 47 697 patients treated for childhood cancer in the Nordic countries, published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
“Survivors of childhood cancer have a persistent excess risk for a second cancer throughout their lives.The results of the study may be useful in screening and care of individuals treated for cancer in childhood”
Results from the study are also presented in NCU annual report for 2008.
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NCU Secretariat
c/o The Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden)
David Bagares gata 5
101 55 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel.: +46 8 677 10 00
E-mail: info@cancerfonden.se
Contact person: Anna-Karin Corlin
E-mail:
Anna-Karin.Corlin@cancerfonden.se
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NCU Research Administration
c/o Norwegian Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen)
Postboks 4 Sentrum
0101 OSLO
Norway
Tel.: +47 815 70 477
E-mail: ncu@kreftforeningen.no
Contact person: Nina Hestnes
Mobile: + 47 904 78 396
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For individual medical questions we encourage you to contact the NCU member league in your country.
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