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Feature on the Many Faces of Cancer Podcast
The Many Faces of Cancer podcast with Melissa Grosboll features heartwarming and inspirational stories from all sides of the cancer journey. Host Melissa is a breast cancer survivor and has recorded over 100 episodes. Mike and Megan Scherer were featured on the...
Worth the Wait Contributes to Fertility Preservation Decision Making Tool for Adolescent Males
Worth the Wait Co-Founders, Mike and Megan Scherer, were honored to participate in research relating to a web based tool that helps teen boys with cancer make a decision with their family about fertility preservation. The Scherers collaborated with many well-known...
What It Means to Be a Patient Advocate in Oncofertility
Being a patient advocate in the oncofertility space means standing at the intersection of medicine, policy, and lived experience—and ensuring that the voices of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients are represented. In recent weeks, I’ve had the privilege...
The Breast Cancer, Fertility and Adoption Conversation (Podcast with Pink Ribbon Roller Coaster)
Raising awareness about fertility preservation and inclusive family building methods is central to our mission. That's why we joined Project 31's Pink Ribbon Roller Coaster podcast to discuss this topic. Their community of breast cancer patients and survivors...
2025 Impact Report
2025 was a year of new programs and the biggest impact yet. Check out the highlights in our impact report. Download full report.
WTW Advocates at World’s Largest Breast Cancer Conference
In early December we served as patient advocates at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), the world's largest breast cancer conference. While many attendees came for the groundbreaking science, our focus was on the conversations that matter deeply to young...
Feature on After Treatment
Worth the Wait was recently featured on After Treatment with an article by Geoff Rogow. The Treatment Is Over and You Want a Family There is something oddly poetic about fertility and cancer. One day, you learn you have cancer. And then, right at that moment...
Worth the Wait Debuts Patient Advocate Program at OFC Conference
After months of extensive training and preparation, Worth the Wait patient advocates Chantal Kabwasa Henly, Shane Winnyk and Aaron Albanez, took the stage at the Oncofertility Consortium Conference in Detroit—and they were extraordinary. With wisdom, candor, and...
Giving to Charities in 2025
A Message from Co-Founder Mike Scherer In addition to my role as Co-founder of Worth the Wait, I’m also a financial planner. I spend my days helping people navigate the complex world of investing, charitable giving, tax planning, and retirement planning. Today, I’m...
Successful Jeep Off Cancer Fundraiser
On Sunday, Sept. 28 we hit the trails with our annual Jeep Off Cancer fundraiser. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we raised critical funds to support young adult cancer survivors on their path to parenthood. From food trucks and live music to Jeep obstacle...
Worth the Wait Participates in Virtual Hangout with Unite for Her
We partnered with nonprofit Unite for Her to educate patients about Fertility Preservation and Cancer. Dr. Terri Woodard of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Megan Scherer, co-founder of Worth The Wait join to discuss the...
Meeting Friends and Patients at CancerCon
Worth the Wait Exhibits at CancerCon to Elevate AYA Voices on Fertility and Survivorship Thanks to a generous grant from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Worth the Wait was proud to attend and exhibit at CancerCon—an annual gathering dedicated to...