"I met Dr. Dave in 2009 when I was a new patient at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. Dr. Dave was thorough, thoughtful and complete in his assessment of my needs, and understood my intent to use alternative treatments in tandem with the required Western treatments. He promised to be my "naturopath for life" - and he has followed through on his promise. I am cancer-free (and plan to remain that way!) and I know that I can contact Dr. Dave for naturopathic guidance at any time. His focus is on health in mind, body and spirit, and he follows his own path of kindness and attention to others. I would highly recommend him!" 

 Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Rosie W

At 68, my dad was diagnosed with lymphoma. He had already beaten cancer once when he was 50, but this time the prognosis was much worse. We needed a holistic approach and more had to be done to support my dad as well as fight cancer effectively. We searched for a naturopathic oncologist and found Dr. Dave Allderdice in Portland,Oregon.  It was immediately apparent that Dr. Dave was knowledgeable, compassionate, and a great listener, but we also learned that he trained at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and felt confident in his treatment approach.  Upon first meeting Dr. Dave, he explained how to use naturopathic remedies to enhance chemotherapy effectiveness, dramatically decrease the severity of chemotherapy side effects, and optimize survival.  With the care provided by Dr. Dave, we learned about specific nutrition and supplements that would help maintain strength and energy, reduce mouth sores, reduce nausea and maintain digestive health, and other techniques to strengthen the immune system and enable one’s own body to fight cancer!  Additionally, Dr. Dave tailored treatment to suite my dad’s personality and lifestyle, addressing mental health, spiritual health and lifestyle choices.  With Dr. Dave’s knowledge, support and availability, we felt like we had so much more control over an awful situation – an arsenal of tools at our disposal that allowed us to feel cared for…and cared about!  My dad is now cancer free again.  Following chemotherapy, Dr. Dave then structured treatment to regain strength and overall health and remain cancer free.  We can never know whether chemotherapy alone would have been successful without the help of Dr. Dave, but we know my dad would have suffered so much more without his help and support.  We can never adequately express our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Dave, but hope that whomever reads this will understand and appreciate the enormous benefits of holistic cancer treatment.

Ayesha B

I also got connected with a great naturopathic oncologist, Dr. Dave (thank you Heather P!!), who has me on a robust supplement protocol to help support my system pre- and post- surgery, and prevent metastasis. I was initially concerned that Dr. Whiteford wouldn't support my supplement regime up to surgery, since standard surgical protocol is to stop all supplements 5 days prior to surgery.  As Dr. Whiteford pointed out, most of his patients are getting their nutritional information from "the person in aisle 3 at the GNC," and he was happy that I was getting my information from someone who knows what he is talking about.  A great reminder to go to someone well trained in their field. I cannot recommend a good naturopath enough, if you want someone to treat you as a whole person and complement the Western approach. 

Jen Z