Aktiv mot kreft
Aktiv mot kreft is a private foundation established by Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen in 2007 that works to make personalized exercise part of cancer treatment.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Aktiv mot kreft is a private foundation established by Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen in 2007. Its goal is to make personalized exercise part of cancer treatment from the time of diagnosis. To this end, it establishes training centers called Pusterom at cancer hospitals in Norway. In 2026, in collaboration with Oslo University Hospital, it opened the Aktiv mot kreft-senteret – Trening og kreftrehabilitering, described as the world's first competence center for exercise and cancer. The foundation supports research on the effects of exercise and cancer and trains AKTIV instructors in collaboration with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Oslo University Hospital. It also works internationally in the USA, Sweden, and Ethiopia.
History
Aktiv mot kreft is a private foundation established by Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen in 2007. Its goal is to make personalized exercise part of cancer treatment from the time of diagnosis. It establishes training centers called Pusterom at cancer hospitals in Norway. In 2026, in collaboration with Oslo University Hospital, it opened the Aktiv mot kreft-senteret – Trening og kreftrehabilitering, described as the world's first competence center for exercise and cancer. The foundation supports research on the effects of exercise and cancer and trains AKTIV instructors in collaboration with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Oslo University Hospital. It also works internationally in the USA, Sweden, and Ethiopia.
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A foundation working to integrate personalized exercise into cancer treatment from diagnosis onward.
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