APRIL 2025

As we roll through 2025, I am proud to share that Fans for the Cure is more committed than ever to our mission—meeting men where they are, spreading the message of early detection and, thanks to our team of exceptional healthcare collaborators, participating in dozens of free screenings across the country. Thanks to your support, we continue to grow our impact, one community at a time.

On May 13, we will return to Citi Field with our great partners at the New York Mets and NewYork-Presbyterian, offering free prostate cancer screenings to fans and neighbors. We invite you to come out and join us for an evening at the ballpark that could also be an important first step toward protecting the health and quality of life of you or a loved one.

And speaking of baseball, we are excited to announce the Boone Squad. Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone has stepped up in a big way to support Fans for the Cure this season. We invite you to stand with Aaron and join The Boone Squad with a pledge or donation that powers our outreach and screening programs all year long. For more information, go to fansforthecure.org/boone.  

Together, we are making a real difference—in communities, in ballparks, and in the lives of men and their families.

Thanks for being part of the team,

With gratitude,

Ed Randall
Founder + Chief Advocacy Officer
Fans for the Cure

The annual free screening presented by the New York Mets, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, and Fans for the Cure will take place at Citi Field on Tuesday, May 13. All participants must have a game ticket to take part in the screening, which will take place at the Piazza 31 Club on the Excelsior Level of the ballpark. All those participating in the onsite screening will be granted Club access.  Those being screened will receive a voucher for two tickets to select 2025 Mets games. 

The screening is a blood test to measure the presence of PSA (prostate-specific antigen).  

For more information, write to us at [email protected]. 

Fans for the Cure joined with our friends from Novellis Health, the American Cancer Society, the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, and NYC City Council Member Rita Joseph (and many others) on an April 26 prostate cancer screening, hosted by the Parkside Preparatory Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Thanks to everybody for bringing this terrific event together in a matter of weeks. The health component was held in conjunction with an academic awards ceremony held in the school’s auditorium for several area grade schools, hosted by Council Member Joseph. 

A special shoutout to the Sherman Abrams Laboratory for their services and to the team of healthcare professionals who made the onsite PSA blood draw possible. A special thanks also goes out to the physicians who were on hand to lend support and answer questions, especially Dr. Errol Mallett of Novellis who arrived early and stayed until the very end. 

Fans for the Cure was pleased to welcome Dr. James Wysock of NYU Langone Health for the latest edition of the Stay in the Game podcast. The release date of this conversation is scheduled for early May and will be available on Spotify, Apple, and on most podcast platforms.   

In a wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Wysock discussed hot topics within the prostate cancer world, including transperineal vs. transrectal biopsies, PSMA PET, and non-invasive HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound) technology as a treatment alternative. 

Dr. Wysock also gave us a preview of “Fundamentals of Prostate MRI and Transperineal Interventions,” and a hands-on all-day course he taught last week (along with Arvin K. George, MD) in advance of the 2025 AUA Conference. 

Thank you to Bayer, Cancer Health, and Focal One for their financial support of the Stay in the Game podcast in 2025.

Fans for the Cure’s Community Stories continues with the screening of a highly acclaimed documentary, What’s Next? The film chronicles a year in the life of Dr. Howard Tucker, named the world’s oldest practicing physician by Guinness World Records, who is forced to deal with the challenges of aging for the first time – at the age of 100. In addition to being a “spirited, curious, elegant, and quirky” neurologist, he must deal with social media, computer technology, and his online celebrity status as a TikTok sensation.

The film will be shown at the SVA Theatre (333 West 23rd Street, Manhattan) on Thursday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Q&A with Director Taylor Taglianetti and Executive Producer/Narrator, Austin Tucker, immediately following the film screening.

Tickets are available at $25, with proceeds helping to fund Fans for the Cure’s attendance at community outreach events. 

Fans for the Cure is proud to introduce – the Boone Squad.

Aaron Boone is stepping up to the plate for Fans for the Cure—and we invite you to join him by becoming part of his Boone Squad. The Bronx Bombers’ manager has made a generous pledge to Fans for the Cure based on the number of 2025 regular season Yankees’ wins and home runs. This is not surprising from someone who has always led with heart and purpose. 

Your pledge or donation in support of Aaron Boone’s will help us expand our outreach and bring free screenings and services to more communities all year long.

We are asking Yankee fans to consider pledging $1.00 per Yankees win + $1.00 per Yankees home run hit during the 2025 regular season. 

Thanks to so many of you who have already answered the call and joined the Boone Squad to support Aaron Boone, our true and valued partner in the fight against prostate cancer.

Click on the blue buttons below to make your pledge or give today.

Fans for the Cure Founder + Chief Advocacy Officer, Ed Randall, will be interviewing former MLB manager and currently MLB Network analyst, Buck Showalter, at the New York Athletic Club (Manhattan) on Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m.

The event is sold out. To get on the waiting list, write to us at [email protected]. 

Fans for the Cure is dedicated to taking screenings and educational information to communities where our programs are needed most. Below is a short list where our team will be in the weeks and months ahead.

• May 3: Community Summit & Health Fair, 218 Ratzer Road, Wayne, N.J.  – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• May 10: Community Celebration of Community Strength, Warinanco Park Sports Complex, Roselle, NJ – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• May 13: Mets Screening with NYP and Fans for the Cure @ Citi Field (see above)
• May 17: Park Avenue Day, sponsored by Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, Park Avenue (NYC) between 34th and 40th Streets. – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Check website and social media on 5/17 for our table location.)
• May 31: Take Action Against Cancer, Plainfield HS, Park Avenue in Plainfield, N.J. – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June is Men’s Health Month. And as you can imagine, we have a full schedule of community and ballpark educational, awareness, and screening events scheduled from coast to coast.

Here is a list of the MLB and MiLB invitations we have accepted thus far for the month of June:

• June 11 – @ Kansas City Royals (vs. Yankees)
• June 15 (Father’s Day) – @ Philadelphia Phillies (vs. Toronto Blue Jays)
• June 29 – @ Cedar Rapids Kernels (vs. South Bend Cubs)
• June 30 – @ Seattle Mariners (vs. Kansas City Royals)

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

Men's Support Group

• Thursday, May 1 at 7 PM ET – Register for the Men's Support Group meeting. 
• Thursday, May 15 at 7 PM ET

Women's Support Group

• Tuesday, May 6 at 8 PM ET – Register for the Women's Support Group meeting.
• Tuesday, May 20 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. “I Believe in Research” – Four cancer survivors share their motivation for participating in cancer clinical trials, and what their experience taught them.
2. Understanding Prostate Cancer – Published by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
3. VIDEO: Crafting an Individual Treatment Plan for Patients With Prostate Cancer – Published by CURE Today.
4. TikTok, social media does more harm than good for prostate cancer education – Presented by Dr. Stacy Loeb at the American Urological Association's 2025 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Loeb sits on our Medical Advisory Board.
5. VIDEO WEBINAR: PSMA PET Imaging: Doctor and Patient Perspectives – Produced and published by the Prostate Cancer Foundation

In light of the significant changes affecting nonprofits across the county, we are turning to you to ask for help. We invite you to step up and be counted among our donors. Your gift is more important than ever to our work.

Call us: 888-301-4414