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Cancer
Rise of Global Deaths and Chronic Diseases Leads to Summit on Protecting Global Employee Health
August 20th, 2008
For the first time, leaders of major multinational companies with U.S. and Boston-based headquarters, including General Motors and Caterpillar, are gathering for an American Cancer Society summit to address the growing demand to protect the health of global employees through smoke-free and wellness programs. Chronic diseases have overtaken infectious diseases as the leading causes of death, and cancer is expected to become the world's leading cause of death in 2010. During this summit, 26 representatives from leading multinational companies are learning how proven programs in the U.S. can be culturally adapted and applied worldwide to protect employee health and...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-08-20)
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