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cells. Although cancer victims of any age can access and play the game, it has a
special appeal to children and adolescents. Similarly, Ben’s Game (www.makea
wish.org/ben) is a video game designed to help relieve the stress of cancer treat-
ment for children (Anderson & Klemm, 2008). There are also games for other
conditions, such as diabetes (Glymetrix, 2009).
SUPPORTING USE OF THE INTERNET
FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
Nurses and other healthcare providers need to embrace the Internet as a source of
health information for patient education and health literacy. Patients are increas-
ingly turning there ...