The Center was established in 2005 as a section of the Department of  Clinical Research at the Norwegian Radium Hospital and is partly founded by the Norwegian Department of Health. 

The main objectives of the Center are:

• to perform research as to late effects after cancer
• to provide information and advice to health care professionals, patients and decision-makers on how to prevent, diagnose and treat late effects after cancer

Research emphasis is put on second cancer, cardiovascular late effects, endocrine late effects, fertility, post-cancer fatigue, quality of life, mental distress, sexuality and work status after cancer. More recently, research activities on mechanisms underlying late effects, bio-markers for such effects and intervention studies have been intensified. Data includes register-based data, clinical data, questionnaire-based data and blood samples for examiniation of hormones, inflammatory markers and genetic analyses.

In June 2011 the staff consist of Professor Jon Håvard Loge (appointed leader), Professor Sophie D. Fosså, 2 senior resarchers (Professor Alv A. Dahl and consultant Cecilie E. Kiserud), 1 research nurse (Siri Lothe Hess) and 1 administrative assistent (Vigdis Sandviken Opperud). Currently 15 PhD students and 3 post-docs are supervised by the Center's senior researchers.

The Center cooperates with different departments at Oslo University Hospital, all oncological departments in Norway, the Cancer Registry of Norway and the Norwegian Birth Registry. Research cooperation has also been established with the National Cancer Institute, Washington, USA, the MD Andersson Cancer Center, Houston, USA and the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.

Contact Information
National Resource Center for Late Effects after Cancer Treatment
Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet
Ullernchausséen 70
NO-0310 Oslo
Tel: +47 91502770
Email: vop@ous-hf.no

Headed by Jon H. Loge