Austrian Cancer Aid
The Österreichische Krebshilfe-Krebsgesellschaft is an Austrian non-profit association and the umbrella organization of nine independent regional associations. He operates 34 advice centers across Austria.
history
According to the statutes, the tasks of the Austrian Cancer Aid are: informing the population about cancer prevention and educational work on prevention , early detection , advice and help for sick people and their relatives, advanced training for doctors, establishment of cancer aid advice centers and applied health research.
The origins of the association go back to 1910, when the doctors Anton von Eiselsberg , Richard Paltauf , Julius Hochenegg , Alexander Fraenkel , Ludwig Teleky and Josef Winter founded the kk Austrian society for research and control of cancer on December 20, 1910 .
The association is financed by donations and has been allowed to use the Austrian seal of approval for donations since November 2001 . President of the Austrian Cancer Aid has been Paul Sevelda since 2000 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b APA-OTS : 95 Years of Austrian Cancer Aid
- ^ Austrian seal of approval for donations - Austrian Cancer Aid Society ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ Austrian Cancer Aid: Board of Directors and Advisory Board . Retrieved January 5, 2018.