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Prof Haryana Dhillon

@hagsie.bsky.social

Psycho-oncology (living with cancer) researcher. Enjoys tricky problems. Despite imminent collapse of civilisation & mass extinction, trying to help.

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First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.

First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day! 😍😍😍
I am beside myself with excitement at this news!

www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...

16.02.2026 06:22 — 👍 46    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

Kicking off Aussie #healthpolicyvalentine on a political note:

Labor is red
Liberals are blue
After all that Coalition leadership fuss
How about bipartisan health policy reforms to benefit all of us?

@croakeynews.bsky.social

12.02.2026 23:08 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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So I was sitting at the table eating dinner watching this young fella eat his dinner. He stopped for a bit to give his scrotum a bit of a pummeling, then stood up to watch me eat my dinner. All creatures of the Earth. 🌍 #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

12.02.2026 08:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A dog with a bone 🍖!

11.02.2026 20:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s #TinyJoys after the rain #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

09.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Feasibility evaluation of a virtual lifestyle intervention for early-stage breast cancer survivors undergoing chemotherapy AbstractBackground. Weight gain and physical inactivity during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer patients are common.Aim. To investigate the feasi

In this #PhaseII #ClinicalTrial we investigated feasibility of a virtual lifestyle (exercise & diet) intervention #BreastCancer survivors #BCS during #chemotherapy. Primary outcome was not achieved immediately post-intervention but was observed 3-months later

academic.oup.com/jncics/advan...

08.02.2026 22:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Effects of a structured exercise program on motivational outcomes in patients with Colon cancer AbstractBackground. CHALLENGE was the first phase 3 trial to examine the effects of exercise on cancer-related survival and, therefore, required a substant

Our team report the SEP intervention in the #CHALLENGETrial successfully targeted the social cognitive beliefs associated with sustained moderate-vigorous #PhysicalActivity #CRCSM #SuppOnc #SurvOnc
@cctg.bsky.social @gicancertrials.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
doi.org/10.1093/jnci...

04.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Scenes from the #SydneyFestival #Vigil 25Jan. We were part of the Belong Choir and a marvelous event it was. A privilege to be led by the amazing Nardi Simpson

26.01.2026 13:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚨New paper🚨 We our review found technology-enabled (p)rehabilitation significantly reduces hospital length of stay, & improves #PROs such as #pain, #depression, #fatigue, and #distress compared with control groups. #PreHab #Rehab #SurvOnc #SuppOnc #SurgOnc

www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/18...

24.01.2026 03:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cognitive impairment is associated with altered blood cell profiles in aggressive lymphoma - Supportive Care in Cancer Purpose Cognitive and psychological symptoms in neuropsychiatric disorders have been linked to blood cell parameters, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (NLRs), systemic immune-inflammation ind...

🚨New paper🚨 We found #CognitiveImpairment was associated with blood cell parameters in individuals with aggressive lymphoma, indicating distinct biological patterns of dysfunction before, during, and after chemotherapy.
#HaemOnc #SurvOnc #SuppOnc #CRCI
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

24.01.2026 02:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Walking with God’ tour - lived up to its name.
Nothing like spending a few hours being part of Nick’s choir. #CadigalLand

23.01.2026 21:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is what #RemoteWork looks like on a #storny #summer afternoon with 2 dogs 🐕 who are anxious 😬 during thunderstorms ⛈️. Just waiting to see if all the noise & drama delivers some rain. #TambarSprings #GamilaraayLand.

05.01.2026 04:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s #TinyJoys #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

03.01.2026 04:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This morning I had this little frog 🐸 for company whilst weeding the garden bed #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

02.01.2026 22:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunset after a thunderstorm ⛈️ and the moon in its cloudy 🌥️ mood tonight. #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

02.01.2026 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Who needs #fireworks 🎆 when you have the #moon and #clouds? Happy New Year one and all

31.12.2025 11:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After a day of weeding the 🍓 strawberry patch the hound & I will be having an early night. There were some mighty big weeds to be removed! Happy New Year to you all, wishing for more care, kindness, & connection in the world through out 2026 #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings #NYE2025

31.12.2025 10:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Sunset last night and a #moonlit walk to bring back the #hound who had sniffed out an #echidna

30.12.2025 20:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s a lazy afternoon according to the #dogs #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

26.12.2025 06:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s #TinyJoys. Sap from a tree. Waxing crescent moon 🌙 setting while I said hello to the #MilkyWay while waiting for a little bat 🦇 to find its way out of the house 🏡. #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

23.12.2025 11:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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And I’m home for Christmas in the farm. Thanks to The Floral Decorator for our native Christmas arrangement. It travelled well. #GamilaraayLand #TambarSprings

23.12.2025 08:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Chart showing most people with significant psychosocial disability are missing out

Chart showing most people with significant psychosocial disability are missing out

1/ Most people with psychosocial disability don’t get any psychosocial supports – including about 130,000 adults with the greatest needs.

Here’s a thread on how governments can better met the needs of people with psychosocial disability.

07.12.2025 21:00 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Vital Lessons: A Town Hall on Autism, Education and Public Trust Autism continues to be one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented conditions—both in public discourse and in the systems meant to support families. Educators, healthcare workers and parents are ...

Worried about misinformation on autism? Here are scientific facts from health experts: sharemylesson.com/webinars/vit... @vinguptamd.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

21.11.2025 17:18 — 👍 20    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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The First Official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action on 17 November - UICC - OncoDaily The First Official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action on 17 November - UICC / cancer, cervical cancer, HPV vaccine, OncoDaily, Oncology, UICC,

UICC - The First Official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action on 17 November

@uiccofficial.bsky.social

oncodaily.com/voices/world...

#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #UICC #CervicalCancer

17.11.2025 23:04 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Are you enjoying the Conference? #COSAIPOS2025
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!

Checkout some photos from sessions/meetings.

Have any photos you want to share? Email them to ed@ipos-society.org

13.11.2025 23:39 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to today’s award winners! Excellent presentations that really showed how a community is so beneficial development, support and leadership!
#COSAIPOS2025

Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence
· 2025 – Cristiane Decat Bergerot (Brazil)

14.11.2025 05:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to today’s award winners! Excellent presentations that really showed how a community is so beneficial development, support and leadership!
#COSAIPOS2025

Hiroomi & Setsuko Kawano New Investigator Award
· 2025 – Anna Singleton (Australia)

14.11.2025 05:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to our 2025 Andrea Patenaude IPOS Scholarship Recipient Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Akin-Odanye from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Thank you to the Patenaude Family for making this important scholarship available!

#COSAIPOS2025

13.11.2025 03:42 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Day one of #COSAIPOS2025 is almost done! What a great day.

Are you here? Make sure you come visit the IPOS and COSA lounge!

12.11.2025 07:09 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to the 2025 Arthur M. Sutherland Award and Memorial Lecture Award Winner - Yosuke Uchitomi (Japan)

Your presentation was inspirational and really outlined why you truly deserved this award!

#COSAIPOS2025

13.11.2025 01:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0