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| Established | 25 September 1974, 1974 (50 years ago) |
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| Founders | Mildred Scheel |
| Types | nonprofit organization |
| Legal status | German foundation under civil law |
| Aim | fight cancer in all its forms |
| Headquarters | Bonn |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°43′17″N 7°06′46″E / 50.721348°N 7.112759°E |
| Chairpersons | Anne-Sophie Mutter |
| Revenue | 127,600,000 ±100000 Euro (2019) |
| Website | www |
The German Cancer Aid (German: Deutsche Krebshilfe) is a not-for-profit organization to fight cancer in all its forms. The institution was founded on September 25, 1974, by Mildred Scheel during the term of her husband, Walter Scheel, as federal president of Germany. It became the leading organization fighting cancer in Europe. From the very beginning, the organization has been supported only by private donors. The German Cancer Aid has remained independent of politics and the pharmacological industry. Mildred Scheel’s credo was: "We are only devoted to fight cancer for the benefit of all people."