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Video games can take the pain away…it\u2019s a scientific fact!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Over the past year a study<\/a> that breaks the myths on gaming conducted at a hospital in Spain has been testing the impact of playing video games daily as part of cancer therapy…and the results are positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During the study, children suffering post-chemotherapy pain experienced up to 33 percent less pain and required 20 percent less morphine while playing games.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Recovery was also up to 14 percent faster.\u00a0 This is how video games are helping kids fighting cancer…and are not just a leisure-time activity or excuse for not doing home work.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>You can read more about this ground breaking research HERE.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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