Vanderbilt-Ingram Recognized for Cancer Care Efforts

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has been accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ certification recognizing the center’s commitment to the health of employees and family members by certifying its efforts to meet a high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines.

To earn CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, an organization must establish programs to reduce cancer risk by discouraging tobacco use, encouraging physical activity, promoting a healthy diet, detecting cancer at its earliest stages and providing access to quality care, including the availability of clinical trials.

In addition to sharing information with employees about healthy lifestyle choices, Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides a free fitness center for employees. The Cancer Center also operates the Cancer Information Program, featuring a toll-free hotline staffed by oncology nurses who address questions about cancer treatment options and clinical trials at the Cancer Center. The nurses can be reached at (800) 811-8480.

The CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ was created by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer – a nonprofit organization of cancer-fighting CEOs – in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, many of its designated cancer centers, the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and leading health professionals.

– by Dagny Stuart