Mrs. Berta Kamprad’s Cancer Foundation

In the early 1950s Ingvar Kamprad’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. The treatment she received could not save her life, and in 1956, she passed away, 53 years old. After his mother’s death, Ingvar Kamprad started a fund to raise money for cancer research and in 1986 he founded the Mrs. Berta Kamprad’s Cancer Foundation with the purpose of supporting the research and treatment of cancer diseases, preferably by supporting the cancer research conducted at Skåne University Hospital, Lund.

The foundation's purpose is to support research and the fight against cancer, primarily by supporting cancer research conducted at the oncology clinic at the hospital in Lund. Should significant advancements be made in the field of cancer research, making further support for such research seem less urgent, support may be provided for other medical research of greater urgency. The term research includes both actual research work as well as related studies and the acquisition of research equipment.