Nominations open for the Cancer Patient Navigation and Cancer Community Service Awards

3/05/2026

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Matt Mumber, MD Advancing Cancer Patient Navigation and the Phillip H. Street Cancer Community Service Awards. The navigation award is funded and given by the Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia each year to an individual or program in the amount of $5,000. First awarded in 2013, it was named for Dr. Mumber (pictured left), a radiation oncologist in Rome Ga., with a goal of emulating his passion for patient-centered care. Past recipients have shown leadership in advancing navigation to improve patient outcomes. This is award is monetarily sponsored by the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology and Georgia CORE and intended to to further support navigation care within the cancer community.

The community service award is named for the late Phillip H. Street (pictured right), a longtime friend of Georgia CORE. An award of $5,000 will be given to an individual who demonstrates consistent and substantial service to Georgia’s cancer community. Phillip served as legal counsel to Georgia CORE for nearly 20 years and was instrumental in the organization's success. Donations are welcome in support of this grant. 

Criteria, more information and nomination forms for the Matt Mumber Award is here >>

Criteria, more information and the nomination form for the Phillip Street Award is here >>

Applications are due by Friday, June 5, 2026.

Both awards will be presented at the 2026 GASCO/CPNG Annual Meeting.