Press Release Archive


Two worksites awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
February 03 2011
CARY, NC (February 3, 2011) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and the American Cancer Society - High Plains Division have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the commitment of these organizations to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

Lowe’s awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
January 31 2011
CARY, NC (January 31, 2011) – Lowe’s has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the company’s commitment to reducing the cancer risk of its employees and their families by encouraging healthy lifestyles and promoting early detection through screenings, and by providing quality care, including access to cancer clinical trials, when a cancer diagnosis becomes a reality.
Dell awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
December 20 2010
CARY, NC (December 20, 2010) – Dell has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the company’s commitment to reducing the cancer risk of its employees and their families by encouraging healthy lifestyles and promoting early detection through screenings, and by providing quality care, including access to cancer clinical trials, when a cancer diagnosis becomes a reality.
Five worksites awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
December 06 2010
CARY, NC (December 6, 2010) – Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center (Sioux Falls, South Dakota); Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (Austin, Texas); Logistics Health, Inc (La Crosse, Wisconsin); United Health Services Hospitals (Binghamton, New York) and Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Poughkeepsie, New York) have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation,

Harvard Business Review applauds CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ Workplace Wellness Program
November 23 2010
CARY, NC (November 23, 2010) – The latest issue of Harvard Business Review highlighted the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, as an example of a high quality, signature program that can boost the overall effectiveness of a broad spectrum of workplace wellness initiatives.

Five worksites awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
October 04 2010
CARY, NC (October 4, 2010) – Cerner Corporation, Fairview Health Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), The ODS Companies and RTI International have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation,

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
July 29 2010
CARY, NC (July 29, 2010) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

Publicis awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
June 21 2010
CARY, NC (June 21, 2010) – Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG), the world's largest healthcare communications group, has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

Goodmans Interior Structures and Shore Memorial Hospital awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
June 10 2010
CARY, NC (June 10, 2010) – Goodmans Interior Structures and Shore Memorial Hospital have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing commitment of these organizations to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle.

Allergan awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
June 07 2010
CARY, NC (June 7, 2010) – Allergan, Inc. has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

AlphaMed Press awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
May 25 2010
CARY, NC (May 25, 2010) – AlphaMed Press has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

AlphaMed Press awarded CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
May 25 2010
CARY, NC (May 25, 2010) – AlphaMed Press has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Hawai'i Pacific Health, Saint Barnabas Health Care System N.J., and XCelience LLC receive CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
May 25 2010
CARY, NC (May 25, 2010) –Hawaii Pacific Health, Saint Barnabas Health Care System N.J., and XCelience LLC, have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation,

Quest Diagnostics receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
April 01 2010
CARY, NC (April 1, 2010) – Quest Diagnostics has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
March 29 2010
CARY, NC (March 29, 2010) – Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for its employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, by encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and by ensuring access to quality treatment.

The CEO Roundtable on Cancer Salutes Duke Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski On His 1000th Game
February 12 2010

"Coach K," Honorary CEO Roundtable on Cancer Member, Mike Krzyzewski, leads the Duke Blue Devils - and the fight against cancer in the workplace.
photo credit: Lance King
Judy O’Hagan named CEO Cancer Gold Standard Task Force Chair
January 29 2010
CARY, NC (January 28, 2010) – Judy O’Hagan has been named Chairman of the CEO Cancer Gold Standard Task Force and will help lead a nationwide, workplace-based effort to encourage more companies to reduce the cancer risk for employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle.

Four worksites awarded CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation
January 25 2010
CARY, NC (January 25, 2010) – The American Cancer Society’s Mid-South Division, LiDestri Foods, MDU Resources Group, Inc. and WCA Hospital have received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the commitment of these organizations to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle.
Aldagen receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
December 23 2009
CARY, NC (December 23, 2009) – Aldagen, Inc. has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the company’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

State Farm receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 29 2009
CARY, NC (September 29, 2009) – State Farm has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Aetna Inc. receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 24 2009
Aetna has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Pride, Inc. receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 23 2009
Pride, Inc. has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Meridian Health receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 16 2009
Meridian Health has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Aptuit, Inc. Receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 15 2009
Aptuit, Inc. has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

American Society of Clinical Oncology receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
September 08 2009
The American Society of Clincial Oncology (ASCO) has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

Hogan & Hartson Receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
August 25 2009
CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification has been awarded to Hogan & Hartson, recognizing the law firm’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

Sanofi-aventis Receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
August 05 2009
CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification has been awarded to sanofi-aventis, recognizing the company’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.
Minot State University Receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM accreditation
June 10 2009
Minot State University was accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification, recognizing the organization’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation
April 23 2009
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company was accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification, recognizing the company’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

Expanded Role for NCI Needed to Hasten New Cancer Treatments
April 14 2009
Increased Public-Private Partnerships, Expanded Role for NCI Needed to Hasten New Cancer Treatments, Reports “The Oncologist”
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation
April 01 2009
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute was accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification, recognizing the organization’s commitment to the health of their employees and family members by certifying their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ Names New Task Force Chair
February 26 2009
William B. Baun, an MD Anderson wellness professional, has signed on to help lead workplace-based effort to eliminate cancer as a public health threat
CIGNA Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
February 10 2009
CIGNA, one of the nation’s largest providers of health care benefits and services and group life, accident and disability insurance, has been accredited with CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification
Public Health Approach Needed to Win the War on Cancer
January 27 2009
Experts Urge Action in Light of New Evidence on Effectiveness of Smoking Bans
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Gains Accreditation
November 11 2008
"The commitment of Vanderbilt-Ingram and other NCI-designated cancer centers to patient care...."
Oncology Nursing Society Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
November 11 2008
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), the largest professional oncology association in the world with a membership of more than 35,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in oncology patient care....
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Offers “Common Language” to Jump Start Cancer Clinical Trials
October 10 2008
Potentially life-lengthening cancer therapies could enter clinical trials and ultimately reach cancer patients dramatically faster thanks to legal contract language created by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit group of cancer-fighting CEOs.

NCI Achieves Gold Standard Accreditation
October 01 2008
NCI joins twenty six other organizations, including two NCI-designated Cancer Centers, that have achieved Gold Standard accreditation....
Virtua, US Oncology, Pfizer and Wistar Certified
September 17 2008
Virtua, US Oncology, Pfizer and Wistar have acheived CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accrediation
Six Organizations Receive CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
April 18 2008
Six Organizations Receive CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation With as Many as 20 More Targeted for Accreditation

GHI and PPD join workplace wellness leadership effort
April 17 2008
...two companies, health insurance provider GHI and contract research organization PPD, were accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard
PhRMA Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation
January 09 2008
PhRMA a national advocacy organization for pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, has joined a nationwide workplace wellness effort in becoming CEO Cancer Gold Standard accredited
C-Change becomes CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accredited
December 06 2007
Organization of cancer leaders joins nationwide workplace wellness effort
Three Organizations Accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard
October 11 2007
Duke Medicine, University of North Dakota and Valeant Pharmaceuticals join workplace wellness leadership effort
President's Cancer Panel Applauds CEO Cancer Gold Standard Workplace Wellness Programs
August 30 2007
The recently issued President's Cancer Panel report, "Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Policy, Program, and Personal Recommendations for Reducing Cancer Risk," highlighted the importance of healthy lifestyle as a means of reducing the risk of cancer.
CEOs Convene In Fight Against Cancer
May 21 2007
Former President George H.W. Bush recognized 13 companies for their efforts in preventing cancer in the workplace and their "bold and venturesome" leadership in the overall fight against cancer.

Six Join Ranks of Accredited Organizations
January 10 2007
SIX MORE COMPANIES AWARDED "CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD" THAT PROMOTES WORKPLACE WELLNESS
CEOs Unite to Fight Cancer in the Workforce in Far-Ranging Initiative to Save Employee Lives
April 18 2006
For the first time, employers are waging a comprehensive, coordinated war on cancer through the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, ™ a U.S. initiative that represents a profound corporate commitment to the health of employees and their families.



February 01 2012
Sikorsky Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation

CARY, NC (February 1, 2012) –The CEO Roundtable on Cancer recently accredited Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ recognizing the efforts of this leading company in aircraft design, manufacture and service for its work in reducing the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members.
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January 17 2012
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard Accreditation

CARY, NC (January 17, 2012) –The CEO Roundtable on Cancer recently accredited Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (HVFCU) with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ recognizing the credit union’s efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for their employees and covered family members by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings and ensuring access to quality treatment.
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January 21 2010
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer Salutes SAS and Meridian Health
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, the nonprofit organization of cancer-fighting CEOs who created the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, salutes SAS Institute for being ranked No.1 on FORTUNE magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.
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