yesterday calls for the money to children's cancer research - Todays Business

– There is a significant difference between Norway on the one hand and Sweden and Denmark on the other, says Einar Stenvold, who is chief physician at the Children’s Clinic at Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet.

He dreams that Norway shall be the same as the Swedes have, namely a children’s cancer fund. The Swedish Barncancerfonden distributed 143.7 million Swedish kronor (135.6 million Norwegian kroner exchange rate) in 2012, while the Norwegian Children’s Cancer Society handed out 1.7 million dollars.

He and colleagues collaborate with Nordic colleagues on research projects and has also received money from both the Swedish and Danish children’s cancer fund, among other things, study tours.

– I’m grateful for it. But I think it’s a bit wrong, we should be able to pay it yourself, he says.

Stenvold points out that some get money for research from the various health authorities or local funds, but believes his academic not get the opportunity to perform the studies they want.

Facts about childhood cancer in Norway

Around 150 children get cancer every year in Norway most common forms of childhood cancer is acute leukemia (blood cancer), brain tumors and solid (solid) tumors in various organs. incidence of childhood cancer is about the same in Norway as in the rest of northern Europe and North America. Some of the drugs used in adult cancer patients, can also be used on children, but some seem worse in children. Children must also get other doses and follow different behandlingsløp than adults.

Source: Children’s Cancer Society, Chief Einar Stenvold

Cancer Society difficult
In Norway, the Norwegian Cancer Society a very important source of funding for research on cancer, but not when it comes to child cancer, according superior.

– It is very difficult to get money from them. It seems clear to us that if they do not prioritize children’s cancer, says Stenvold said.

– One explanation may be that there are so few, about 150 children under age 15 each year, who get cancer. Thus, the small groups and have the opportunity to make studies, says press officer Erik Vigander Cancer Society said.

When there are few patients to research, it becomes harder to do thorough research.

– Relevant
But he stressed that research on cancer among children is relevant also for the Cancer Society.

– If there is some good applications for studies of childhood cancer, we are of course positive that, in line with other research applications, ‘says he.

He points out that the Cancer Society supports research into cancers that affect both children and adults, as well as basic research.

– There are also children for good, he said.

– Stood silent
the occasion of World barnekreftdag Saturday calls for Kids Cancer Society larger Norwegian contribution to research in this area.

– One in five children affected die. This statistic has stood still for too long. We need a greater contribution to important research projects that can give a positive development. Norway is a rich country that needs to take a larger share of this responsibility, says Marianne Gunnerud, deputy head of the Children Cancer Society in Norway.

She admits that the association now has been more concerned to provide support to children and families in hospitals than to raise money for research.

– Now we want to contribute more, she says.

Both Gunnerud and Stenvold want including more research on late effects in children who have survived.

Stenvold think the lack of research funding does not affect the survival rate among children of cancer patients in Norway. He says Norway is among the best in terms of survival for some forms of leukemia, while we are worse off in terms of some forms of brain tumor.

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