SEPTEMBER 2025

September has always been an important month for Fans for the Cure, but this year’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was easily the most impactful in our charity’s history. With your support, we brought education, awareness, and free screenings to thousands of men and families across communities large and small.

We began the month at The Diamond with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, partnering with Virginia Urology to continue our presence in central Virginia. Up in New Jersey, we were proud to be part of the Lenny Cathcart House of Music Festival in Plainfield and partner with the NJCEED mobile unit team from Hoboken Family Planning, connecting with hundreds of men and their loved ones. In New York City, our collaboration with the Yankees and Montefiore Einstein brought prostate cancer awareness (and 191 screenings) to Yankee Stadium, while Harlem Cares!, alongside a number of outstanding medical partners, reached families in the heart of Harlem. We also conducted two screening events with Richmond University Medical Center on Staten Island.

As we look ahead, the work does not slow down. With the support of a ScreenNJ-Rutgers grant, we will be part of over a dozen community health events across New Jersey in October and November, focused specifically on screening uninsured men and ensuring that PCa education and care extend to those who need it most.

To everyone who came out, volunteered, or partnered with us this September — thank you. Together we are creating a stronger, healthier community and advancing our mission in meaningful ways.

With gratitude,

Ed Randall
Founder + Chief Advocacy Officer
Fans for the Cure

Fans for the Cure is now in the third month of a one-year grant awarded by ScreenNJ at the Rutgers Cancer Institute and the Rutgers Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence. The grant supports our work across New Jersey, where we participate in educational conversations about prostate cancer at health fairs and community gatherings, while also referring uninsured men to onsite and hospital PSA screenings.

In September alone, our team attended events in Newark, Roselle, and Plainfield, where 71 men were screened. With many more events scheduled through the fall, we are grateful for this opportunity to extend our mission to communities that need it most.

Mark your calendars! On Monday, December 8, 2025, Fans for the Cure will host a very special evening — the Fans for the Cure Holiday Spectacular — at the beautiful SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street in New York City.

We are finalizing an exciting lineup of performers, capped by a truly special surprise singer from the world of sports who will help make this a night to remember. The full lineup will be announced on our website and via email on Monday, October 6.

For more information about VIP opportunities or sponsorship packages, please write to us at [email protected] or call (888) 301-4414. 

Fans for the Cure is proud to feature two of the brightest lights in urology and men’s health on upcoming episodes of our Stay in the Game podcast. Recorded during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, these conversations shine a spotlight on advances in care and the importance of early detection.

• Dr. Ash Tewari of Mount Sinai, a world leader in robotic prostate surgery and prostate cancer research.
• Dr. Joseph Alukal of ColumbiaDoctors, an expert in men’s health and urology, including sexual health and prostate cancer. Dr. Alukal is also the Director of Men’s Health at NewYork-Presbyterian The One, a state-of-the-art community care facility located in White Plains, New York.

Both episodes will go live within the next 7–10 days. Be sure to subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or fansforthecure.org.

With the conclusion of the 2025 regular season, members of the Boone Squad and the Flying .474s will be receiving their pledge invoices this week. Your support this season has helped advance our work, including the launch of a ScreenNJ-Rutgers grant that makes prostate cancer screenings available at no cost to uninsured men throughout New Jersey.

The Flying .474s take their name from manager John Gibbons’ remarkable .474 batting average with the 1986 Mets, when he went 9-for-19 during that championship season.

We are deeply grateful not only to Aaron Boone and John Gibbons for leading the way, but also to Padres’ manager Mike Shildt and others across baseball who pledged to Fans for the Cure based on their teams’ 2025 season accomplishments.

To make a last-call donation to the Boone Squad, The Flying .474’s, Mike Shildt’s Padres, or the team of your choice, write to us at [email protected].  

Together, you’ve turned wins, home runs, and memorable moments into meaningful impact for men and families on their prostate cancer journeys.

Despite a weather forecast that threatened to postpone the Yankees-White Sox game on Thursday, September 25, the annual prostate cancer screening at Yankee Stadium proved to be another solid success.

A collaboration among Montefiore Einstein, the New York Yankees, Fans for the Cure, and the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, the in-ballpark screening resulted in 191 blood draws that tested men for prostate-specific antigen (PSA).

Special thanks to Drs. Mark Schoenberg and Kara Watts from Montefiore, Crystal Santos, also from Montefiore, Eric Fritz of the Yankees organization, and Audacy, MLB Network, SiriusXM, and the announcers and commentators on these stations who upped their game to spread the word about this year’s screening. 

• Fans for the Cure will be taking part in onsite screenings around the country this November as part of the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative. 
• As part of National Family Caregivers Month, Fans for the Cure will organize several caregiver events – including webinars and receptions – in November. Watch for details at fansforthecure.org.
• We are planning our next Visionary Dinner for January 2026, with the date and honoree to be announced by November 1.
• An upcoming Stay in the Game podcast will spotlight the American Cancer Society’s incredible Hope Lodge in New York City.
• Already 50 catches into his annual 30 Catches in 30 Days, Ed Randall has taken the program into extra innings by continuing to schedule catches into October to call attention to the importance of early detection in the successful treatment of prostate cancer.

And thanks to our partners at MLB, we are learning Spanish. 

“Batea el cáncer de próstata fuera del parque.” (Hit prostate cancer out of the park.)

Founder Ed Randall led a fifteen-person contingent down to Broad Street in downtown New York City to sound the 4 p.m. Closing Bell of the New York Stock Exchange on September 18. The invitation from the NYSE was part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and an emphasis on men taking responsibility for their prostate health. The fifteen-second bell and the traditional pounding of the gavel (skillfully handled by Dr. Mark Stein) were televised by CNBC. 

Thank you to the NYSE, as well as to those who supported us on the podium and by cheering us on from the floor of the Exchange.

Both of our online support groups are free and open to all men and women respectively, with registration required.

Men's Support Group

• Thursday, October 2 at 7 PM ET – Register for the Men's Support Group meeting. 
• Thursday, October 16 at 7 PM ET

Women's Support Group

• Tuesday, October 7 at 8 PM ET – Register for the Women's Support Group meeting.
• Tuesday, October 21 at 8 PM ET

Fans for the Cure allows attendees to register for only the immediately upcoming online support group meeting. Thanks for understanding our desire to keep our meetings safe, secure, and private.

We thank Bayer for generously underwriting the technical and production costs associated with Fans for the Cure’s Online Men’s and Women’s/Caregivers’ Support Groups.

Over the past twenty years, Fans for the Cure has been fortunate to develop a strong network of trusted doctors, many of whom practice at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers and highly regarded regional hospitals. We are always available to assist you in finding a prostate cancer-focused physician or multidisciplinary team to guide you and your loved ones through all phases of the disease.

For timely referrals in all fifty states and Canada, please get in touch with us at (888) 301-4414 or via the orange button below. We promise to get back to you within twenty-four hours at the very latest.

In this section, we share links to blog posts, news articles, medical journals, books, and other items that we think will be of interest to you.

1. Testing for hereditary cancers can be a lifesaver – published by the Fred Hutch Cancer Center
2. Prostate cancer survivors who follow healthy lifestyle guideline live longer, new study shows
3. PDF: Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors – published by the American Cancer Society Journals
4. VIDEO: Screening is essential for prostate cancer, especially for Black men, doctors say – In light of Terrell Williams being diagnosed with prostate cancer, a Boston area news channel highlights the importance of early screening for this disease. Terrell Williams is the Defensive Coordinator of the New England Patriots.
5. How to Get More Men Screened for Prostate Cancer – published by our partners at CancerHealth.com.

As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month concludes, we are filled with deep gratitude for the many opportunities raise awareness, collaborate with partners on screenings, and support the prostate cancer community where our efforts are needed most. Thanks to all who support our work this month. There's still time to help make September an even bigger success.

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