Engaged patients, happier outcomes.
Cancer Dojo empowers cancer patients to play an active role in their cancer treatments, with the intention of making them more resilient to the negative effects of the disease.
THE GLOBAL CANCER RESILIENCE PROJECT
Over 30 different ways to think about your recovery.
One of the cornerstones of cognitive therapy is the reframing of something that is scary and overwhelming, into something else, that is manageable, visual and in the case of cancer patients, something that is beatable, inspiring, optimistic and authentic. This kind of creative cognitive reframing is shown to build patient resiliency and enable a better chance of a more positive cancer outcome.
To further this mission on a global scale we have partnered with some incredible teams and 30 different filmmakers from over 30 different countries to help us generate the start of the world’s first Global Cancer Resilience Project by developing a range of culturally relevant reframing videos and metaphors that transcend borders, boundaries and locations to harness diversity with clear purpose of making the world’s cancer patients happier, healthier and harder to kill.
All our videos are free to download and use – for clinics, hospitals, and cancer warriors worldwide 🎈
This project was made possible through the collaboration of Cancer Dojo, All Of Us Studios, Nestle Health Science and My Cancer My Nutrition.
“A vital step in any cancer journey is to be empowered to face its many challenges. Conn’s journey both inspires and empowers.”
Oncologist Dr Garth Davids,
Head of Oncology, Cancer Care GVI Oncology, Cape Town
Cancer Dojo is creative set of tools from mandalas to talks, to an app that empowers cancer patients to play an active role in their cancer treatments, with the intention of making them more resilient to the negative effects of the disease.
The dojo approach taps into the principles of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) – “the study of the effect of the mind on health and resistance to disease”.
The mandalas’ intricate designs allow patients to fully immerse their minds and bodies into their own healing, together with the medicine, to augment its efficacy to build resiliency and strengthen their own immune system over time.
The app provides a simple, informed, user- friendly journey that teaches patients how to actively engage with their chosen treatments, stay motivated, generate their own meditations, learn how to visualise, be more mindful, eat better, live better, laugh more and ultimately become happier, healthier and Harder To Kill.
“I survived brain cancer. Now I make people harder to kill.” Conn was recently featured in Beautiful News. See his story below:
Your thoughts can affect your physical well-being.
Stress can negatively affect an already compromised immune system, our goal is to help patients become more resilient by providing the tools to be more engaged and motivated on their cancer journey.