Rate My Professor Matthew Banegas

A health services researcher with an emphasis on cancer prevention and control, Banegas applies quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the intersections of health care delivery, costs, social determinants of health, and cancer patient outcomes. His work examines social and economic risk factors such as financial hardship, housing instability, food insecurity, employment, and insurance trajectories throughout the cancer continuum, from diagnosis and treatment to survivorship and end-of-life care. He explores health system strategies, including social risk screening and referral programs integrated into oncology settings. As co-Principal Investigator of the NCI-funded Cancer Financial Experience (CAFÉ) randomized controlled trial, Banegas seeks to mitigate financial hardship and improve quality of life for cancer patients. His scholarship encompasses over 120 publications, including "Association of Social Risk Factors With Mortality Among US Adults With Cancer" (JAMA Network Open, 2022), "The human crisis in cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission" (The Lancet Oncology, 2025), "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Second Primary Lung Cancer After Breast Radiotherapy: A SEER Cohort Analysis (2000-2022)" (Cancers, 2026), and "Cancer-Related Crowdfunding Economy in the United States" (Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2025). With more than 6,200 citations on Google Scholar, his contributions significantly advance health equity and oncology research.