Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Gaming & How It Can Assist Glioblastoma Awareness

By Rob Sutter


People are broken up into demographics by businesses, which makes it easier for them to market products to people. Some may find such products relevant to their interests while others couldn't care less about that very message. However, I believe that awareness for causes can be brought to the masses in great ways so that everyone hears about them regardless of what group they fall into. Gaming has a wide user base and that very fact is what could undoubtedly assist glioblastoma awareness.

A glioblastoma tumor grows at a pace which never seems to stop and its malignance means that its highly cancerous. The growth happens due to a healthy supply of blood, which is what the tumor needs to sustain itself and produce cells. Glioblastomas are seen in two different forms: primary and secondary; the latter is slower to grow, though it's still very much dangerous. Organizations have taken a stand against these growths, though, as displayed by organizations the likes of V.A.B.C. and the work done to bring awareness to higher levels.

Brain cancer is illustrated by the color gray, mostly sported through ribbons on clothing. I believe that popular people in the world of gaming could use such ribbons as well. On YouTube, a popular tandem called the Game Grumps has a wide fan base on the video sharing website because of their entertainment value. Even through the comedy, I'm sure that it would mean a great deal if they wore the ribbons on a video or two in support of this noble cause.

What about the actions that others can do, regardless of whether they're popular with people or not? Even the most common person can have a great impact on raising awareness for this condition. What about video game contests? Such events have excellent turnouts and I believe that such turnouts would elicit even more success. People would not only have the opportunity to prove their gaming mettles against one another but they could assist in this noble cause as well.

This condition has struck people and the personal impact is one that cannot be ignored. It's no secret that people suffer from this but that doesn't mean that they can't assist in finding cures. However, it can only truly be done in groups and the actions of several people have more of an impact that I'm sure many people realize. Cures for all sorts of patients will be found and hopefully that day will come much sooner rather than later.




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