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.
Pinned
A randomized controlled trial of a telehealth group cognitive intervention (LaTCH-BRAINS) to improve cognition after primary brain tumor diagnosis
AbstractBackground. Cognitive changes are common following primary brain tumor (PBT), impacting employment, independence, relationships, and quality of lif
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In this #RCT we found people with #BrainTumour who did 6-week memory program felt better about their memory and how they used memory strategies, and these improvements lasted even after the program ended. #BTSM @sydney.edu.au
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
Consistency of physical activity is key in reducing incidence and mortality from digestive cancers. Optimal dose of consistent physical activity to reduce DCS risk and mortality at approximately 17 MET-hours/week more than doubles the recommended guidelines.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Long-Term Physical Activity for Prevention of Digestive System Cancers
Zhang et al1 should be congratulated on their epidemiologic study evaluating whether physical activity can lower the risk of developing or dying of a digestive system cancer, exploring how much physic...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Consistency of physical activity is key in reducing incidence and mortality from digestive cancers. Optimal dose of consistent physical activity to reduce DCS risk and mortality at approximately 17 MET-hours/week more than doubles the recommended guidelines.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I will join Prof Wendy Lam & Mr Glynn Chambers to talk about the certainty and uncertainty of living with a #cancer diagnosis
#PsyOnc #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #FCR #PsychoOncology #OzOnc @cosa-oncology.bsky.social @wwtlam.bsky.social
@petermaccc.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
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#PsyOnc #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #FCR #PsychoOncology #OzOnc @cosa-oncology.bsky.social @wwtlam.bsky.social
@petermaccc.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
#psychooncology #psyonc #supponc #supportivecare #cancersurvivorship #survonc | Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group
Our Chair, Haryana Dhillon, will be presenting The Trevor Anderson Lecture at Peter Mac in mid-November. They will be joining our long-time collaborator Prof Wendy Lam and Mr Glynn Chambers to talk a...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I will join Prof Wendy Lam & Mr Glynn Chambers to talk about the certainty and uncertainty of living with a #cancer diagnosis
#PsyOnc #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #FCR #PsychoOncology #OzOnc @cosa-oncology.bsky.social @wwtlam.bsky.social
@petermaccc.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
#PsyOnc #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #FCR #PsychoOncology #OzOnc @cosa-oncology.bsky.social @wwtlam.bsky.social
@petermaccc.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
🏳️🌈 New Report: Advancing# LGBTQ+ Inclusion in #Cancer #ClinicalTrials provides insights into current data collection practices & addresses systemic issues faced by patients, clinicians, & researchers regarding sexuality and gender disclosure.
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www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
LGBTQ-inclusion-cancer-clinical-trials-final-report.pdf | Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group
🏳️🌈 New Report: Advancing LGBTQ+ Inclusion in NSW Cancer Clinical Trials
We are incredibly proud to have supported this newly published report, "LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Cancer Clinical Trials in NSW". T...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🏳️🌈 New Report: Advancing# LGBTQ+ Inclusion in #Cancer #ClinicalTrials provides insights into current data collection practices & addresses systemic issues faced by patients, clinicians, & researchers regarding sexuality and gender disclosure.
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
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🏘️ Collective housing & detention settings were the worst.
🤝 Support, safety & autonomy mattered most.
👩 Clinicians can act on safeguarding risks & help connect people to local support.
📖 Read the blog: buff.ly/JIrBJEO
#RefugeeHealth #PolicyChange #ElfHelp
🤝 Support, safety & autonomy mattered most.
👩 Clinicians can act on safeguarding risks & help connect people to local support.
📖 Read the blog: buff.ly/JIrBJEO
#RefugeeHealth #PolicyChange #ElfHelp
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🏘️ Collective housing & detention settings were the worst.
🤝 Support, safety & autonomy mattered most.
👩 Clinicians can act on safeguarding risks & help connect people to local support.
📖 Read the blog: buff.ly/JIrBJEO
#RefugeeHealth #PolicyChange #ElfHelp
🤝 Support, safety & autonomy mattered most.
👩 Clinicians can act on safeguarding risks & help connect people to local support.
📖 Read the blog: buff.ly/JIrBJEO
#RefugeeHealth #PolicyChange #ElfHelp
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🚨 Detention, disused barracks, budget hotels…
New systematic review finds that unsafe & unsupported housing for people seeking asylum is harming mental health.
🔍 Poor hygiene, overcrowding, lack of autonomy & fear were all linked to anxiety, PTSD, depression & more.
#MentalHealth #Asylum #Housing
New systematic review finds that unsafe & unsupported housing for people seeking asylum is harming mental health.
🔍 Poor hygiene, overcrowding, lack of autonomy & fear were all linked to anxiety, PTSD, depression & more.
#MentalHealth #Asylum #Housing
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🚨 Detention, disused barracks, budget hotels…
New systematic review finds that unsafe & unsupported housing for people seeking asylum is harming mental health.
🔍 Poor hygiene, overcrowding, lack of autonomy & fear were all linked to anxiety, PTSD, depression & more.
#MentalHealth #Asylum #Housing
New systematic review finds that unsafe & unsupported housing for people seeking asylum is harming mental health.
🔍 Poor hygiene, overcrowding, lack of autonomy & fear were all linked to anxiety, PTSD, depression & more.
#MentalHealth #Asylum #Housing
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Eastern barred #bandicoots aren't only near the top of the leader-board for being utterly adorable, but they also have one of the shortest pregnancies of any #mammals: they give birth to mini-bandicoots after only 12 days! #BandiCute
#Tasmania #marsupials #MammalWatching #WildOz
#Tasmania #marsupials #MammalWatching #WildOz
October 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Eastern barred #bandicoots aren't only near the top of the leader-board for being utterly adorable, but they also have one of the shortest pregnancies of any #mammals: they give birth to mini-bandicoots after only 12 days! #BandiCute
#Tasmania #marsupials #MammalWatching #WildOz
#Tasmania #marsupials #MammalWatching #WildOz
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Natural history #museums are magical, but do they really represent nature, or the people that actually built them? And how they can help save the world?
Can't wait to be chatting about my book #NaturesMemory at @linneansociety.bsky.social on 13th Nov. Come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
Can't wait to be chatting about my book #NaturesMemory at @linneansociety.bsky.social on 13th Nov. Come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
Nature’s Memory | Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums
Get an insider guide to the secrets of natural history museums, as we consider how they shape our society and relationship with nature.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Natural history #museums are magical, but do they really represent nature, or the people that actually built them? And how they can help save the world?
Can't wait to be chatting about my book #NaturesMemory at @linneansociety.bsky.social on 13th Nov. Come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
Can't wait to be chatting about my book #NaturesMemory at @linneansociety.bsky.social on 13th Nov. Come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
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The stars have aligned so that #WorldWombatDay falls on #WombatWednesday this year.
Congratulations to #wombats everywhere, for:
🍑A butt that can crush predators to death.
🦷Ever-growing teeth that never wear down.
🧊The ability to poop cubes (so they don't roll off things).
🔵Glorious roundness.
Congratulations to #wombats everywhere, for:
🍑A butt that can crush predators to death.
🦷Ever-growing teeth that never wear down.
🧊The ability to poop cubes (so they don't roll off things).
🔵Glorious roundness.
October 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The stars have aligned so that #WorldWombatDay falls on #WombatWednesday this year.
Congratulations to #wombats everywhere, for:
🍑A butt that can crush predators to death.
🦷Ever-growing teeth that never wear down.
🧊The ability to poop cubes (so they don't roll off things).
🔵Glorious roundness.
Congratulations to #wombats everywhere, for:
🍑A butt that can crush predators to death.
🦷Ever-growing teeth that never wear down.
🧊The ability to poop cubes (so they don't roll off things).
🔵Glorious roundness.
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A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Read @POCOG1's post sharing a new study exploring #BrainTumour related personality and behaviour change in adults with #BTSM - it is not much talked about and carers and families are dealing with it as best they can.
#SuppOnc #PsyOnc
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
#SuppOnc #PsyOnc
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
Defining the symptoms of personality and behaviour changes in brain tumour patients and their impact on caregivers - Supportive Care in Cancer | Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group
🚨New paper🚨
In this study our team identified how #carers & #HCP define & describe #BrainTumour related personality & behaviour changes. They are nuanced & complex. Grief, isolation & safety concern...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Read @POCOG1's post sharing a new study exploring #BrainTumour related personality and behaviour change in adults with #BTSM - it is not much talked about and carers and families are dealing with it as best they can.
#SuppOnc #PsyOnc
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
#SuppOnc #PsyOnc
www.linkedin.com/posts/psycho...
🚨New paper🚨 We identified how #carers & #HCP define & describe #BTSM #BrainTumour related personality & behaviour changes. They are nuanced & complex. Grief, isolation & safety concerns are experienced by carers. #Aggression is a major concern. There is work to do
link.springer.com/10.1007/s005...
link.springer.com/10.1007/s005...
Defining the symptoms of personality and behaviour changes in brain tumour patients and their impact on caregivers - Supportive Care in Cancer
Purpose This study aimed to (i) identify how carers and healthcare professionals define and describe brain tumour–related personality and behaviour changes in adults and (ii) explore the impact of the...
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October 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🚨New paper🚨 We identified how #carers & #HCP define & describe #BTSM #BrainTumour related personality & behaviour changes. They are nuanced & complex. Grief, isolation & safety concerns are experienced by carers. #Aggression is a major concern. There is work to do
link.springer.com/10.1007/s005...
link.springer.com/10.1007/s005...
In this #RCT we found people with #BrainTumour who did 6-week memory program felt better about their memory and how they used memory strategies, and these improvements lasted even after the program ended. #BTSM @sydney.edu.au
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
A randomized controlled trial of a telehealth group cognitive intervention (LaTCH-BRAINS) to improve cognition after primary brain tumor diagnosis
AbstractBackground. Cognitive changes are common following primary brain tumor (PBT), impacting employment, independence, relationships, and quality of lif
academic.oup.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In this #RCT we found people with #BrainTumour who did 6-week memory program felt better about their memory and how they used memory strategies, and these improvements lasted even after the program ended. #BTSM @sydney.edu.au
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
academic.oup.com/noa/article/...
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Reposted by Prof Haryana Dhillon
my theory of revision letters is that they work best when treated like what they're supposed to be, namely, a back-and-forth regarding the science you did and the analysis and communication of it
treating revision letters like other things (e.g., kissing the rings of the editor & reviewers) is dumb
treating revision letters like other things (e.g., kissing the rings of the editor & reviewers) is dumb
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
my theory of revision letters is that they work best when treated like what they're supposed to be, namely, a back-and-forth regarding the science you did and the analysis and communication of it
treating revision letters like other things (e.g., kissing the rings of the editor & reviewers) is dumb
treating revision letters like other things (e.g., kissing the rings of the editor & reviewers) is dumb
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Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
September 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.
Not quite where I was expecting to be at 0545 this morning. Thanks to #WIRES & @sydney.edu.au vet hospital for taking in an injured ringtail issue this morning. Hopefully the young one will be back to running across rooftops soon.
September 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not quite where I was expecting to be at 0545 this morning. Thanks to #WIRES & @sydney.edu.au vet hospital for taking in an injured ringtail issue this morning. Hopefully the young one will be back to running across rooftops soon.
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A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
nyer.cm/6ApBXER
nyer.cm/6ApBXER
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This morning’s activity, #51 and time 6 min 2 sec.
Very kind of Lifeblood Au🩸 to have bandages that accessorise so well with my outfit 🤣
Very kind of Lifeblood Au🩸 to have bandages that accessorise so well with my outfit 🤣
September 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This morning’s activity, #51 and time 6 min 2 sec.
Very kind of Lifeblood Au🩸 to have bandages that accessorise so well with my outfit 🤣
Very kind of Lifeblood Au🩸 to have bandages that accessorise so well with my outfit 🤣
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I've never been more pleased to see #PlatypusMatters on sale than in the little shop at #CradleMountain Lodge. I started writing it by the fire here on evenings after #fieldwork, and have spent countless hours sat on this log - just minutes away - watching for #platypuses It has come full circle 🥰
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I've never been more pleased to see #PlatypusMatters on sale than in the little shop at #CradleMountain Lodge. I started writing it by the fire here on evenings after #fieldwork, and have spent countless hours sat on this log - just minutes away - watching for #platypuses It has come full circle 🥰
Faculty of Science @sydney.edu.au is telling stories of researchers, they've featured the work I collaborate on here
“We are producing outcomes that have an impact on practice and how healthcare is delivered to the world.”
go.sydney.edu.au/qB3KHg
#PsyOnc #PsychoOncology #Psychology #SupportiveCare
“We are producing outcomes that have an impact on practice and how healthcare is delivered to the world.”
go.sydney.edu.au/qB3KHg
#PsyOnc #PsychoOncology #Psychology #SupportiveCare
Transforming health through discovery and design
From manipulating molecules and creating world-first approaches to drug development through to comprehensive psychological support programs for people with cancer, research at the Faculty of Science s...
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September 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Faculty of Science @sydney.edu.au is telling stories of researchers, they've featured the work I collaborate on here
“We are producing outcomes that have an impact on practice and how healthcare is delivered to the world.”
go.sydney.edu.au/qB3KHg
#PsyOnc #PsychoOncology #Psychology #SupportiveCare
“We are producing outcomes that have an impact on practice and how healthcare is delivered to the world.”
go.sydney.edu.au/qB3KHg
#PsyOnc #PsychoOncology #Psychology #SupportiveCare
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) is showing Dad her skills.
First she balances on one foot. Whoa... tricky but doable. Then the other... yeah this one's harder.
She looks at Dad for approval.
He nods with a grin. "Not bad. eh."
She beams.
This is everything. (1)
A small human (3?) is showing Dad her skills.
First she balances on one foot. Whoa... tricky but doable. Then the other... yeah this one's harder.
She looks at Dad for approval.
He nods with a grin. "Not bad. eh."
She beams.
This is everything. (1)
September 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) is showing Dad her skills.
First she balances on one foot. Whoa... tricky but doable. Then the other... yeah this one's harder.
She looks at Dad for approval.
He nods with a grin. "Not bad. eh."
She beams.
This is everything. (1)
A small human (3?) is showing Dad her skills.
First she balances on one foot. Whoa... tricky but doable. Then the other... yeah this one's harder.
She looks at Dad for approval.
He nods with a grin. "Not bad. eh."
She beams.
This is everything. (1)
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We are starting to see higher total cumulative annual mentions for entire organisations on Bluesky than on Twitter.
Below are mentions of all research ever published by @leibniz-zmt.de. Bluesky is higher than Twitter in 2025.
Below are mentions of all research ever published by @leibniz-zmt.de. Bluesky is higher than Twitter in 2025.
August 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We are starting to see higher total cumulative annual mentions for entire organisations on Bluesky than on Twitter.
Below are mentions of all research ever published by @leibniz-zmt.de. Bluesky is higher than Twitter in 2025.
Below are mentions of all research ever published by @leibniz-zmt.de. Bluesky is higher than Twitter in 2025.
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@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Fees and Funding - Durham University
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September 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...