Cancer Response Team

Every family with a child battling cancer deserves the chance to pursue integrative and complementary cancer therapies. Cancer Response Team exists to provide financial assistance for these supportive treatments—including nutritional counseling, acupuncture, massage, mind‑body therapies, and art or music therapy—from the time of diagnosis through six months post‑treatment. Our grants help cover therapy fees, travel, and related supportive services to reduce financial strain and improve quality of life for children and their families.

Visit CancerResponseteam.org to learn more about our mission and how you can make a meaningful difference in the life of a child facing cancer.

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Every family with a child battling cancer deserves integrative, complementary care. Will you help provide hope?

Visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn how you can make a difference.

Cancer Response Team is looking for a new board member to fulfill the role of Chief Marketing Officer & Social Strategist. This is a volunteer, unpaid position that ideally requires extensive experience in marketing and social media and will own and manage CRT’s marketing and social media platform strategies. The individual that fills this position must be local to the Phoenix metro area.

Interested in learning more? Visit CancerResponseTeam.org/join-our-team and help us make a profound impact in the lives of children battling cancer.

We are thrilled to introduce our community to Zeke, a brave young boy receiving integrative treatments supported by CRT. Zeke's family was kind enough to share a little more about his journey with us:

"Zeke is a competitive soccer player and enjoys drawing, reading, piano, and life. He has 3 brothers and a sister. He is the “middle” child.

He was having rib/chest pain in December of 2025, and was diagnosed with Ewings like sarcoma in January 2026, right on his 12th birthday. His cancer is in his 4th rib. He has 2 more days of proton radiation left and he has surgery in Boston to remove 3 ribs. =(. He has about 4-5 more months of chemo, sadly, and just recently lost his eyelashes and eyebrows. Suffice to say, its very difficult to watch his radiation burn. We hope to order a circulating tumor test to test for sensitivity against other natural therapies and off label meds."

Visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn how you can help a true difference in the lives of children like Zeke.

We are honored to introduce you all to Eduardo, a brave young boy benefiting from integrative treatments made possible by generous Cancer Response Team donors. Eduardo's mother was kind enough to share his courageous story with us:

"Our son Eduardo is fighting Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a rare and aggressive blood cancer that has completely changed our lives. After months of intensive chemotherapy and his first bone marrow transplant, we hoped we were finally moving toward healing — but just 42 days after transplant, Eduardo relapsed. We are now preparing for a second bone marrow transplant while he continues to endure more treatments, procedures, scans, and long hospital stays at such a young age. Through everything, Eduardo continues to amaze us with his strength, resilience, and joy. As parents, we are doing everything we can to stay focused on giving him the best possible chance at survival, but the emotional and financial burden of long-term medical care, travel, housing, and time away from work has been overwhelming."

Visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn how you can help CRT support inspiring children like Eduardo. 💛

Every family with a child battling cancer deserves to be able to seek integrative and complementary cancer therapies.

Cancer Response Team supports children who have been diagnosed with cancer and are in need of financial support associated with their treatment plans, such as naturopathic visits, supplements, IV-nutrition, oncology massage, child life services, chiropractic care, nutritional counseling and travel expenses. It is through generous and much-needed donations from people like yourself that enables us to continue providing this essential financial support. Will you be a source of hope for these brave children?

Visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn more about our mission and how you can make a difference in the life of a child battling cancer.

We are thrilled to introduce our community to Wyatt, a brave young boy receiving integrative treatments supported by CRT. His mother, Maggie, shared his story:

"After a month of unusual sleep, agitation, and loss of appetite, Wyatt woke on April 26, 2025 with tremors in his legs. In the ER we learned a baseball-sized tumor was on his brain. The next day an external ventricle drain was placed, then a 16-hour surgery to remove the tumor. We waited weeks for pathology and focused on rebuilding his strength and walking. After two weeks we transferred for rehab, but his EVD leaked and more intracranial pressure required another surgery.

The pathology was choroid plexus carcinoma, a tumor under 1% of brain cancers. Most providers had little experience with it, so we worked with many teams to craft a plan. At Duke we learned tumor remained and chemo had to start immediately. Wyatt used a walker he called his “choo choo." After his first chemo he had a seizure, then months of vomiting and difficulty eating; we moved from an NG tube to a G-tube. He had three rounds of induction chemo, another surgery, bridge chemo with lumbar injections, then three transplant chemo rounds, finishing chemo in February. Our next MRI is April 29.

At home, I’ve supported Wyatt with ozone therapy, red light, a PEMF mat, supplements, and pharmagenetics testing. Duke is monitoring mutations via specialized CSF testing. I’m also working with a naturopathic oncologist and his oncologist agreed to mebendazole for maintenance. Being out of work over a year, we’re grateful to organizations like Cancer Response Team for helping with financial strain."

Visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn how you can help CRT support children like Wyatt.

Did you know Cancer Response Team helps families with financial support for integrative and complementary therapies from diagnosis through six months after treatment? Learn more about the benefits of these integral cancer treatments: https://buff.ly/RnQ9O2x

Attention residents of Arizona! Did you know you can help support children battling cancer, and it may cost you nothing, thanks to the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit? It's a win-win for everyone!

Cancer Response Team is listed as a Qualifying Charitable Organization with the state of Arizona. This means AZ residents can make a donation to Cancer Response Team and get some or all of it back from the AZ Department of Revenue. Simply enter our QC Code – 21064 – and make an individual donation of up to $506 or joint donation of up to $1009. It’s that easy!

Please visit CancerResponseTeam.org/az-tax-credit-donation to learn more about how you can put your tax dollars to work and help children diagnosed with cancer.

And, as always, thank you for your continued support of Cancer Response Team.

At Cancer Response Team, we support families opting for integrative cancer care for their children. These costs may include naturopathic consultations, supplements, IV nutrition, oncology massage, child life services, chiropractic treatment, dietary guidance, and travel expenses. We aim to aid everyone who seeks our help, but we need your support. The need for our assistance is significant, but your potential impact on these children's lives is even greater. Every contribution matters, and your generosity is crucial. Can we count on you?

Please visit CancerResponseTeam.org to learn more about how your donation can make a real impact in the lives of children battling cancer.