Prostatacancerförbundet
Solna, Sweden
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Prostatacancerförbundet is a non-profit association based in Solna, Sweden working on health, medical research, mental health.
Prostatacancerförbundet is a Swedish national organisation with 29 local patient associations. It works to increase knowledge about prostate cancer, funds research and development through its foundation Prostatacancerfonden, carries out advocacy for better prostate cancer care, and provides information and peer support to patients and relatives. The organisation runs a telephone support line, a knowledge bank at prostatacancer.se, a legacy giving service in partnership with Lawly, and an annual awareness campaign, Mustaschkampen. Membership is open through the local patient associations, which charge an annual fee of roughly 150 to 200 SEK.
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Prostatacancerfonden
Medical research · Sweden
Fund that finances Swedish prostate cancer research and development through grants and scholarships, funded by donations.
Mustaschkampen
Health · Sweden
Annual autumn awareness and fundraising campaign run with the organisation's patient associations.
Stödlinjen för prostatacancer
Health · Sweden
Telephone support line where patients and relatives speak with people who have experience of prostate cancer.
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Lawly
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