Monday, August 11, 2008

Video game can help in cancer treatment

PLAYING A specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.
Dr Pamela M Kato of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, the study’s lead author, says: “Targeted video games can help improve the lives of young people with cancer, most importantly improve their adherence to their treatment.” Read more

Courtesy: Irish Times

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