General Toolkit

Employers can play a pivotal role in reducing cancer incidence and premature death. Healthier employees and healthier bottom lines can be achieved by providing evidence-based prevention and early detection services and encouraging employee engagement. By providing access and encouraging participation, more lives – and more money - can be saved.

Employers of all sizes, from diverse industries, and across geographies that have earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation are making a difference.

Are You Ready?

Access your readiness to begin the online application. Download Print version here.

Gold Standard Application Guide:

Use this guide to structure your approach to completing the online application. Download Print version here.

Application Download for Review

For reference only. The CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ application must be submitted online.

Gold Standard Organizations

Incorporating weight management and physical activity throughout the cancer care continuum: Proceedings of a workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

At 3M, we take the health of our employees very seriously and provide programs to help them maintain good health. It is fundamental to 3M’s vision of improving every life. We are honored to be recognized by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, and it is an affirmation of the impact we are having on our employees’ lives.

James L. Bauman

Executive Vice President, 3M Electronics & Energy Business Group

3M Austin Center

General Best Practices

Work/Life Center

SAS

Prevention

Work | Life Center

SAS’ corporate culture and benefits package tie in perfectly with the Five Pillars. The Recreation & Fitness Center offers an abundance of exercise and wellness programs. The Work/Life Center helps employees balance busy personal and professional lives. With unrestricted access to preventive services at the Health Care Center and a medical plan that pays 100 percent for preventive care (as well as for tobacco cessation treatment), SAS employees enjoy a work environment that encourages, supports and motivates them to live healthy lives.

Articles of Interest

Obesity Is Tied to Increased Risk for Cancer Among the Young

Shockney, Lillie D., RN, BS, MAS, ONN-CG

Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators

How We Can Reduce Cancer Risk and Lower Health Costs

Benz, Edward J., Jr., MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Insight

Research & Evidence

Excessive Weight Gain, Obesity, and Cancer

Greta M. Massetti, PhD; William H. Dietz, MD, PhD; Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH

JAMA

AACR Cancer Progress Report

Philadelphia: American Association for Cancer Research

Brochures

From Evidence to Practice: Workplace Wellness that Works

Employers know that keeping employees healthy is good for both the employees themselves and for the productivity and profitability of the business. However, most employers do not know precisely how to create a healthy workplace or healthy workforce. This workplace health promotion guide for employers fills that need: using the latest scientific evidence combined with expert opinion from business leaders, this guide offers easy to use, real world recommendations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of workplace health promotion programs. Employers can use this guide to implement best and promising practices in their workplaces, thereby maximizing the impact of their program and the benefits to employees and business alike.

Prepared by: Institute for Health and Productivity Studies Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health In collaboration with Transamerica Center for Health Studies®

Manager's Kit

After you’ve told your manager about your diagnosis, it will help to have a framework for discussions about your job. Understand that your manager will probably be worried for you — and for the company. The best antidote is information, which is why we created this kit. It contains need-to-know laws relating to cancer in the workplace; successful workplace strategies; tips for dealing with your HR department; and more. We recommend detaching this page and sharing the rest of the kit with your manager. Additional resources for both you and your employer can be found at cancerandcareers.org.

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies

If you have cancer, you may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Clinical trials are a treatment option for many people with cancer. This book explains cancer treatment clinical trials and gives you some things to think about when deciding whether to take part. This booklet is for people with cancer, their family, and friends.

External Resources

Screening

Breast Cancer Screening

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in American women.

Tobacco Cessation

Freedom From Smoking

American Lung Association

Although the first steps can be hard, finding your path to a smokefree life is easier with the right help. The American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking program is a proven way to quit smoking—and stay quit—even if you’ve tried before and went back to smoking.

Prevention

More than 4 in 10 Cancers and Cancer Deaths Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors

American Cancer Society

About 42% of cancer cases and 45% of cancer deaths in the United States are linked to modifiable risk factors – and thus could be preventable – according to a new study from American Cancer Society researchers.

Quality Treatment & Survivorship

Your Survivorship Care Plan

The LIVESTRONG Foundation

Survivorship after treatment is an important phase of cancer care. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, recommends that each cancer patient receive a Survivorship Care Plan—a plan for wellness to help you continue to receive the best health care.

Advocating for Yourself

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

NCCS has developed materials, programs and skill-building tools to enable individuals and their supporters to become effective self-advocates.

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General Toolkit

Employers of all sizes, from diverse industries, and across geographies that have earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation are making a difference.

Are You Ready?

Gold Standard Application Guide:

Application Download for Review

Screening

Tobacco Cessation

Prevention

Quality Treatment & Survivorship