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Video game for teens diagnosed with cancer

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Cigna Corp is offering a free video game for teens called Re-Mission. The video game lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve he odds of beating the disease.

The creator of the game Hopelab, a non-profit organization seeking to improve the health of young people with a mix of good science and fun technology. Re-Mission is a teen-rated shooting game featuring a nanobot named Roxxi who roams inside the bodies of fictional cancer patients, destroying cancer cells, battling bacteria infections and managing side effects associated with cancer and cancer treatments.

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    Video game for teens diagnosed with cancer

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    Cigna Corp is offering a free video game for teens called Re-Mission. The video game lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve he odds of beating the disease.

    The creator of the game Hopelab, a non-profit organization seeking to improve the health of young people with a mix of good science and fun technology. Re-Mission is a teen-rated shooting game featuring a nanobot named Roxxi who roams inside the bodies of fictional cancer patients, destroying cancer cells, battling bacteria infections and managing side effects associated with cancer and cancer treatments.

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    Original post by Kristina Collins

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    Related Articles
  • Video Games Improve Vision
  • Most middle-school boys play violent video games
  • Restricting Kids’ Video Time Reduces Obesity
  • Virtual racing games linked to risk taking
  • Top 10 Weight Loss Tips For Teens
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