Heydon Kaddas, MPH CPH

Just in time for #Pride2022 we published the first in-depth study focusing on financial burden among LGBTQIA+ #AYA survivors 🏳️‍🌈 @saragbybee @WarnerEcho @hkkaddas @ErinEKent @annersck @huntsmancancer @unchpm Let’s talk about the findings 🧵 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Financial burden experienced by #AYA survivors during the pandemic negatively impacted their ability to access needed cancer care and resulted in changes to medication obtainment. Latest pub led by @Hey_JudeO! @hkkaddas @WarnerEcho @annersck link.springer.com/article/10.100

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⭐️Latest paper⭐️ Financial Burden and Mental Health among LGBTQIA+ #aya Cancer Survivors during the COVID-19 Pandemic ⁦@AustinH2O_⁩ ⁦@annersck⁩ ⁦@ErinEKent⁩ ⁦@hkkaddas⁩ ⁦@utnurseresearch⁩ ⁦@huntsmancancer⁩ frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

🚨🚨🚨 Low health insurance literacy among young cancer survivors is common and may contribute to severe outcomes such as non-adherence and increased financial burden. Stay tuned for the rest of our work on this topic! @annersck @WarnerEcho @PsycholERPark @DrGKPerez @marklewismd

Oh look, the "ethics" of the Utah State legislature at work.

A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum by the Kirchhoff Research Group indicates that many survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers hesitate to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations. @annersck @AustinH2O_ #AYAcancer #COVID19Vaccine #VaccineHesitancy eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…

Radon is a naturally occurring gas that you cannot see, smell or taste. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer. HCI investigators are gathering information about radon in Utah. If you have a basement and 2 minutes, they would love to hear from you: forms.gle/b31vo9xhGBrseG…

Hey all! We need your help! My lab is creating radon exposure estimates and we need more information about basements in Utah homes. If you live in Utah and have 2 extra minutes, please complete this ?aire forms.gle/b31vo9xhGBrseG… #cleanairnow #utahcleanair @UofUHealth @UUtah

So lucky to work with our awesome team researching #AYACancer !

@ASPrevOnc Thanks to our awesome study team @Joemyramsay @Hey_JudeO @Deannakepka @annersck ! Thanks to the Utah Population Database, @Huntsmancancer @UofUHealth @Intermountain & Utah Cancer Registry for data access. Supported by @NIH @theNCI R03 CA216174

Differences in HPV vaccination rates between pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and a non-cancer comparison sample @hkkaddas #ASPOposters2021 cdmcd.co/DwwkDa

@ASPrevOnc 5/5 PAYA cancer patients are less likely to initiate the HPV vaccine than non-cancer counterparts. Targeted interventions should be directed at PAYA survivors to raise rates of HPV vaccination with particular care taken to include and target Hispanic survivors. #ASPOposter2021

@ASPrevOnc 4/5 PAYA survivors who were male or lived in urban areas were less likely to initiate the HPV vaccine than the comparison sample. Hispanic PAYA survivors were less likely to initiate or complete the HPV vaccine series than the comparison sample. #ASPOposters2021

@ASPrevOnc 3/5 Overall, less PAYA cancer survivors received any dose (1st, 2nd or 3rd) of the HPV vaccine than the comparison sample. PAYA cancer survivors were significantly less likely to initiate the HPV vaccination series than the comparison sample. #ASPOposters2021

@ASPrevOnc 2/5 Utah healthcare records and population database were used to compare rates of HPV vaccination initiation and completion between HPV vaccine age eligible PAYA cancer survivors (N=1,682) and a comparison sample without cancer (N=4,973) from 2006-2016. #ASPOposters2021

@ASPrevOnc 1/5 The HPV vaccine is an important cancer prevention tool, especially for pediatric, adolescent and young adult (PAYA) cancer survivors. We examined differences in HPV vaccination rates in PAYA cancer survivors and a non-cancer comparison sample. #ASPOposters2021