Improving Health Outcomes in Young Cancer Patients
video game helps young cancer patients
Summary
Young cancer patients who play HopeLab's Re-Mission video game take their meds more regularly and feel more control over their illness. This project supports free distribution of Re-Mission to them.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Adolescents and young adults with cancer have the poorest health outcomes and lowest survival rates of any age group. Reduced adherence to prescribed cancer treatment regimens is believed to be a contributing factor to these poor outcomes. HopeLab's Re-Mission video game helps these young people with cancer maintain better treatment adherence and improve their sense of control over their disease. We are seeking to expand our global distribution of free copies to young cancer patients.
Activities
HopeLab provides Re-Mission to young cancer patients attending special cancer camps, and to providers and family who care for them when they are in treatment. Our website, www.re-mission.net, supports game ordering and social networking.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,384
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $44,616
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
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This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Each year in the U.S. alone, 25,000 young people receive a cancer diagnosis and begin the fight of their lives. This project supports free distribution of Re-Mission to these kids at a time when they need it most.
Project Message
I came into the hospital with a big shopping bag full of games. I gave them to all of the nurses and they were gone within the week because every kid wanted one. Thank you!
- Joshua Shiffman, M.D., Pediatric Oncologist, Stanford Children’s Hospital
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Ellen LaPointe
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
1991 Broadway Street
Suite 136
Redwood City, CA, California 94063-1957
United States
650-569-5900
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Project Sponsor
Organization
HopeLab
1991 Broadway Street, Suite 136 Suite 136
Redwood City,
CA
94063
United States
(650) 569-5900
http://www.hopelab.org
Where this Project is Located
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United States
and can also be found under 
Children.
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When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 27, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Spreading the Word About Re-Mission
By Ellen LaPointe - VP of Strategic Partnerships, May 27, 2009 03:22 PM
Every spring, HopeLab attends a number of conferences to talk to people who work directly with young people with cancer. These conferences include doctors, nurses, social workers and child life specialists who have dedicated themselves to helping young patients fight their cancer. Robin Avant, HopeLab’s Manager of Special Projects, is our ambassador in this important work. (See her in action above). This year, Robin attended the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers in Tennessee and the Child Life Conference in Boston, MA, where she introduced hundreds of health care providers to Re-Mission. Robin educates conference attendees on the research demonstrating the effectiveness of Re-Mission in helping young cancer patients stick to their treatments and lets them know how to obtain free copies of the game. The Re-Mission information card distributed at these conferences (see above images) features one of the many young patients whose lives have been improved through their experience with the game.
Every day young people are newly diagnosed with cancer, and we want to be sure that health care providers know that Re-Mission is available free of charge to their patients. Your donations help us provide Re-Mission to these dedicated men and women and the young people they serve.
Thank you for your support of our work to make Re-Mission available to young cancer patients all over the world.
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