# Liga proti rakovině Praha

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## TL;DR

A Czech cancer charity: a free advice line answered by doctors, help towards recovery stays for cancer patients, prevention campaigns and the yearly Czech Day Against Cancer collection.

## Summary

Liga proti rakovině Praha is a non-profit organisation that has worked for 35 years to reduce deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic. Its three long-term programmes are cancer prevention and education in healthy living, better quality of life for cancer patients, and support for cancer research and equipment for oncology departments. Its advice line (224 920 935) is open every day from 9:00 to 16:00 and answered by doctors, with personal consultations in Prague 9. It contributes 400 koruna per person per day towards recovery stays for cancer patients and arranges transport from Prague. Its yearly public collection, the Czech Day Against Cancer (Český den proti rakovině), held its 30th round on 13 May 2026. Its UICC profile gives 1990 as the founding year. UICC lists it as a Full Member.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: League Against Cancer Prague; LPR
- City: Prague, CZ
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.lpr.cz

## Sources

- Liga proti rakovině Praha home page (Czech): https://www.lpr.cz/
- UICC member profile: https://www.uicc.org/membership/league-against-cancer-prague

## Connected records

- institutions: [Union for International Cancer Control](https://onco.cc/institutions/uicc/)

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