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Sharing Hope and Family Building Options for Childhood Cancer Patients
We recently partnered with the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) to share the latest insights and support strategies around fertility preservation and family planning for childhood cancer survivors. Megan Scherer, Worth the Wait's Executive Director, spoke...
Educating GYN Survivors on Family Building Options with the Patient Empowerment Network
On May 15, 2025 we co-hosted a free webinar with the Patient Empowerment Network (PEN) for young gynecological cancer patients and survivors. Highlights of the webinar include: Dr. Joshua Klein, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist at Extend...
Advocating at the Ohio Statehouse
On April 29, Megan Scherer participated in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network Day. She and other local advocates had the chance to meet with Rep. Brian Lorenz and Oakley, Senator Andrew Brenner's staffer, in Columbus, Ohio. They shared why access to...
Worth the Wait Featured in Wall Street Journal Oncofertility Article
Worth the Wait grant recipient Melissa de Gant bravely shared her story about fertility preservation in a Wall Street Journal article. "Melissa de Gant discovered the lump in her breast during a routine self-exam. Just 29 years old at the time and otherwise healthy,...
Worth the Wait Partners with Lymphoma Research Foundation
We teamed up with our friends at the Lymphoma Research Foundation to explore what fertility preservation options and family building can look like for lymphoma survivors— an issue close to home for adolescents and young adults. Worth the Wait grant recipient, Nina...
Ohio Fertility Preservation Forum Takes Place in Columbus, Ohio
On March 11, the Alliance for Fertility Preservation brought together a group of adult and pediatric oncologists, reproductive endocrinologists, patients, advocates, and healthcare leaders in Ohio to discuss the crucial role of fertility preservation in cancer care....
AllPaths Family Building Features Worth the Wait on Podcast
Megan Scherer was invited to join the AllPaths Family Building podcast to share her family’s journey through cancer and infertility, which then led to the creation of the nonprofit organization, Worth the Wait. After her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer,...
Worth the Wait Partners with CancerCare
Thanks to a grant from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Worth the Wait hosted Hope and Healing: Family Building for Young Adult Cancer Survivors Event with CancerCare.The event featured: Dr. Mindy Christianson from The Cleveland Clinic Hayley Feuchts,...
2024 Worth the Wait Impact Report
In our 3rd year, we made quite the impact with our financial assistance program, education and advocacy. Check out our impact.
Story Featured on PortAIts of Cancer
AI is revolutionizing industries across the board, and art is no exception. Worth the Wait Co-Founders, Megan and Mike, worked with Arcus Biosciences and their AI artist to create a captivating and playful portrait that beautifully tells their story. Mike shares "When...
Worth the Wait Collaborates with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Worth the Wait organized and presented at an educational webinar with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship called "Family Building and Cancer." Over 75 clinicians, patients, advocates and caregivers attended to learn how a cancer diagnosis at a young age can...
Worth the Wait at the Oncofertility Consortium Conference
Worth the Wait Co-founders, Megan and Mike Scherer, just returned from the 2024 Oncofertility Consortium Conference in Detroit, Michigan. Megan and Dr. Lesley Northrop had a scientific poster about the diversity and inclusion of Worth the Wait grant recipients and...