Video games help kids cope with cancer, other illnesses


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060930/hl_afp/afplifestyleusitgameshealthchildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060930/capt.sge.spo46.300906184904.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=hVTPdQ0C4qHh33HUDpbRuQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People arrive at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May 2006. A growing number of "serious" video games can not only be used for entertainment but also to help patients cope with cancer, pain and asthma.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - She is armed with a "chemoblaster", looks like Lara Croft and is the heroine of a new video game designed to help kids suffering from cancer cope with the disease.</p><br clear="all"/>