Bif Naked has Breast Cancer

Posted by Jill Harris Jan 7, 2008

Last night (Sunday January 6, 2008) Canadian rocker Bif Naked announced on George Stroumboulopoulos’ Strombo Show that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s a rough start to the new year for Bif, who was married just last month and is only in her mid-thirties. She found the lump through a self-examination.

There has been a lot of talk this past year about cancer in general, but also about breast cancer particularly and its relation to diet. It is surprising then that for the last 10 years, Bif has followed a (raw) vegan diet and has exercised regularly. She advocates a whole food, raw vegan diet and swears a clean way of living helps give her the energy to take on her busy schedule.

On the radio, she sounded not unlike her usual self, vowing to fight the cancer with her usual positivity and vigour. Her manager, Peter Karroll said “She thought she was indestructible, given her lifestyle, so she's really concerned that other women do the checks”.

2007 also marked a year where some experts recommended that women aged 40 to 69 forgo breast self-exams, sparking controversy that will likely be revisited as 2008 progresses.