With September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Fans for the Cure has assembled a packed schedule of awareness events, screenings, and related events – all in close collaboration with our partners.
What follows is a list of our currently scheduled activities for September (and beyond.) Please check back on this page to keep informed about all we are doing as we will definitely be adding more in the coming days.
Lighting Up in Blue
September 1, 2022
Collaboration with miR Scientific, ZERO Prostate Cancer, and Fans for the Cure: Various buildings and iconic structures in Puerto Rico, New York, New Jersey, and the Chicago area will be illuminated in blue throughout the month starting on September 1.
Fans for the Cure Men’s Support Group
September 8, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Learn more and register
Bon Secours-Good Samaritan/Fans for the Cure Screening Event
September 10, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Clover Stadium – Pomona, New York
NYPD vs. FDNY Annual Baseball Game at 6:30 p.m.
Learn more on Facebook
ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk
September 17, 2022 | 8:30 a.m. Registration
Pier 45 at Hudson River Park, Manhattan (NYC)
Learn more ZERO Prostate Cancer’s website
NYC Prostate Cancer Summit
September 18, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.)
New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
An awareness and educational event to empower patients and loved ones – organized and delivered by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Download event flyer (PDF)
Fans for the Cure’s Women’s Support Group
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Learn more and register
Yankees/New York Presbyterian-Columbia Screening and Awareness Event
September 21, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Yankee Stadium – Bronx, New York
Yankees vs. Pirates game
Learn more
Fans for the Cure Men’s Support Group
September 22, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Note the time might need to be changed)
Learn more and register
All Hallows High School Screening and Awareness Event
September 24, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
All Hallows High School – Bronx, New York
In collaboration with New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Urology
The NYU Prostate Cancer Summit, scheduled for September 25, 2022, has been postponed until a later date. Fans for the Cure will update our calendar and the day’s agenda when the event is rescheduled.
Beyond September
Awareness and Educational Event in Miami, FL
October 1, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Collaboration with State Rep. Kevin Chambliss, Andre Dawson, and local doctors
Exhibit Table at All-Day Youth Football Games
More details to follow
New York Cancer – Living with Prostate Cancer
October 2, 2022 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Center for Automotive Education & Training, 1530 Petracca Place, Queens, NY
Fans for the Cure will have a staffed education table. Breakout sessions, lunch and refreshments will be provided. NFL Watch Party featuring Giants vs. Bears at 1 p.m.
Download event flyer (PDF)
Fordham University Football Screening
October 15, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Rose Hill Campus – Bronx, New York
More details to follow
Columbia Doctors Health Expo
November 17-18, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PSA Screening and Educational Booth in Collaboration with Columbia Nursing School
560 West 168th Street, New York, NY
More details to follow
