World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death among working-age adults in high-income and middle-income countries.

This World Cancer Day, we’re shining a light on our commitment to our employees impacted by cancer. We are reimagining cancer in the workplace through the global program ‘Ensemble – Caring for colleagues’ with oncology experts and human resources personel, who serve as internal volunteers.

“You have cancer.”

These three words have the power to alter the course of one’s life – whether they’re receiving the news, or divulging the information to a loved one. A cancer diagnosis can be difficult to process, and for many, the diagnosis and corresponding treatment plan will not be the sole consideration.

Cancer affects, and claims the lives of, people at a younger age than any other highly prevalent chronic disease – often while they are in the midst of their careers, supporting their families, raising children, and building toward their dreams and aspirations in life. …