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Can online support groups address psychological morbidity of cancer patients? An artificial intelligence based investigation of prostate cancer trajectories by Adikari, Achini, de Silva, Daswin, Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Bandaragoda, Tharindu, Alahakoon, Oshadi, Persad, Raj, Lawrentschuk, Nathan, Alahakoon, Damminda, Bolton, Damien

“…Online Cancer Support Groups (OCSG) are becoming an increasingly vital source of information, experiences and empowerment for patients with cancer. Despite…”
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HIF1α Expression under Normoxia in Prostate Cancer— Which Pathways to Target? by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B, Baldwin, Graham S, Bolton, Damien, Shulkes, Arthur, Ischia, Joseph, Patel, Oneel

“…Purpose HIF1α over expression correlates with poor prognosis in a number of cancers. Although it is widely accepted that hypoxia induces HIF1α expression…”
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The role of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α in determining the properties of castrate-resistant prostate cancers by Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Xiao, Lin, Kovac, Suzana, Chang, Mike, Michiels, Carine, Bolton, Damien, Shulkes, Arthur, Baldwin, Graham S, Patel, Oneel

“…Castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a lethal condition in patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (PC). Despite numerous…”
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Metformin may offer no protective effect in men undergoing external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Williams, Scott, Ischia, Joseph, Wetherell, David, Baldwin, Graham, Shulkes, Arthur, Sengupta, Shomik, Bolton, Damien, Patel, Oneel

“…Objectives To assess whether metformin reduces radio‐resistance and increases survival in men undergoing external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for prostate…”
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Can 68Ga‐PSMA positron emission tomography and multiparametric MRI guide treatment for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy? by Khanna, Yash, Chinni, Vidyasagar, Gnanasambantham, Kavitha, O'Sullivan, Richard, Ballok, Zita E., Ryan, Andrew, Ramdave, Shakher, Sivaratnam, Dinesh, Bowden, Patrick, Guerrieri, Mario, Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Frydenberg, Mark

“…Objective To evaluate the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and Gallium‐68 (68Ga)‐prostate‐specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron…”
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Defining Diagnostic Criteria for Prostatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma at Multiparametric MRI by Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Troncoso, Patricia, Surasi, Devaki Shilpa, Ibarra Rovira, Juan José, Bhosale, Priya, Szklaruk, Janio, Kokorovic, Andrea, Wang, Xuemei, Elsheshtawi, Mohamed, Zhang, Miao, Aparicio, Ana, Chapin, Brian F, Bathala, Tharakeswara K

“…Background Prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) is an aggressive histologic variant of prostate cancer that often warrants multimodal therapy and poses a…”
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Patterns of metastases of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Ranasinghe, Weranja K. B., Brooks, Nathan A., Elsheshtawi, Mohamed A., Davis, John W., Bathala, Tharakeswara K., Tang, Chad, Troncoso, Patricia, Aparicio, Ana, Tu, Shi‐Ming, Pisters, Louis L., Chapin, Brian F.

“…Background The current study was conducted to investigate the patterns of metastases in men with metastatic prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) and…”
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Treatment of the Primary Tumor in Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time as the Standard of Care by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Reichard, Chad A., Chapin, Brian F.

“…Retrospective studies in selected patients have demonstrated a survival benefit with prostatectomy or radiotherapy (RT) of the primary tumor in metastatic…”
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The obesity paradox: defining the impact of body mass index and diabetes mellitus for patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer treated with bacillus Calmette–Guérin by Brooks, Nathan A., Kokorovic, Andrea, Xiao, Lianchen, Matulay, Justin T., Li, Roger, Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Nagaraju, Supriya, Shen, Yu, Gao, Jianjun, Navai, Neema, Dinney, Colin P.N., Grossman, H. Barton, Kamat, Ashish M.

“…Objectives To evaluate if the obesity paradox, wherein obesity portends worse overall prognosis for a disease but improved outcomes for patients receiving…”
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Machine learning to support social media empowered patients in cancer care and cancer treatment decisions by De Silva, Daswin, Ranasinghe, Weranja, Bandaragoda, Tharindu, Adikari, Achini, Mills, Nishan, Iddamalgoda, Lahiru, Alahakoon, Damminda, Lawrentschuk, Nathan, Persad, Raj, Osipov, Evgeny, Gray, Richard, Bolton, Damien

“…A primary variant of social media, online support groups (OSG) extend beyond the standard definition to incorporate a dimension of advice, support and guidance…”
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Effects of bariatric surgery on urinary and sexual function by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Wright, Timothy, Attia, John, McElduff, Patrick, Doyle, Terrence, Bartholomew, Meegan, Hurley, Katrina, Persad, Rajendra A.

“…Study Type – Symptom prevalence (non‐consecutive cohort)
Level of Evidence 4 What’s known on the subject? and What does the study add? Obesity is a known risk…”
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Can 68 Ga-PSMA positron emission tomography and multiparametric MRI guide treatment for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy? by Khanna, Yash, Chinni, Vidyasagar, Gnanasambantham, Kavitha, O'Sullivan, Richard, Ballok, Zita E, Ryan, Andrew, Ramdave, Shakher, Sivaratnam, Dinesh, Bowden, Patrick, Guerrieri, Mario, Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Frydenberg, Mark

“…To evaluate the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and Gallium-68 ( Ga)-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission…”
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Optimizing the diagnosis and management of ductal prostate cancer by Ranasinghe, Weranja, Shapiro, Daniel D., Zhang, Miao, Bathala, Tharakeswara, Navone, Nora, Thompson, Timothy C., Broom, Bradley, Aparicio, Ana, Tu, Shi-Ming, Tang, Chad, Davis, John W., Pisters, Louis, Chapin, Brian F.

“…Ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) is the most common variant histological subtype of prostate carcinoma and has an aggressive clinical course. DAC is usually…”
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Population‐based analysis of prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) screening in younger men (<55 years) in Australia by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Kim, Simon P., Lawrentschuk, Nathan, Sengupta, Shomik, Hounsome, Luke, Barber, Jim, Jones, Richard, Davis, Paul, Bolton, Damien, Persad, Raj

“…Objective To analyse the trends in opportunistic PSA screening in Australia, focusing on younger men (<55 years of age), to examine the effects of this…”
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The role of localised prostate cancer treatment in renal transplant patients: A systematic review by Dat, Anthony, Wei, Gavin, Knight, Simon, Ranasinghe, Weranja

“…To systematically review and critically appraise all treatment options for localised prostate cancer in renal transplant candidates and recipients. A…”
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Systematic review: bacterial colonisation of conduits and neobladders—when to test, watch, and treat by Qu, Liang G., Adam, Ahmed, Ranasinghe, Weranja, Lawrentschuk, Nathan

“…Background Urinary diversion procedures frequently result in bacterial colonisation. There is an increased incidence of developing urinary tract infections…”
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Prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer: Time to reconsider the approach to screening by Rashid, Prem, Zargar-Shoshtari, Kamran, Ranasinghe, Weranja

“…Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in men in Australia. Men should be aware of the potential risk of significant prostate cancer despite the lack of…”
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Management of cT4 Prostate Cancer by Ranasinghe, Weranja K.B., Reichard, Chad A., Bathala, Tharakeswara, Chapin, Brian F.

“…While radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy is the current standard of care for the treatment of stage cT4 prostate cancer (PC), surgery may also be…”
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Survival Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients With Renal Cell Carcinoma or Transitional Cell Carcinoma From the ANZDATA Database by Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Suh, Nancy, Hughes, Peter D

“…Our objective was to determine the incidence and outcomes of renal cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma in recipients of renal allografts. We…”
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Normoxic regulation of HIF-1α in prostate cancer by Ranasinghe, Weranja K. B., Baldwin, Graham S., Shulkes, Arthur, Bolton, Damien, Patel, Oneel

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