Patti Scialfa in remission after multiple myeloma battle

Patti Scialfa, the singer-songwriter and wife of Bruce Springsteen, is in remission after an eight-year battle with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. The news was shared by Springsteen himself during a virtual appearance at a fundraising event for cancer research on August 3, 2026.

Springsteen, 76, delivered a prerecorded message and an acoustic performance for the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike ride that raises funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He told supporters that his wife, 73, has been living with multiple myeloma for over eight years but is now thankfully in remission. He used the platform to praise medical professionals and underscore the importance of research, stating that hope has a face in physicians and nurses who provide care.

Scialfa’s diagnosis was first publicly disclosed nearly a year earlier in the 2024 documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.” In the film, she explained she had been diagnosed in 2018 and that the illness affected her immune system, leading her to significantly reduce her touring schedule with the E Street Band. She described a new normal where she occasionally joins for a few songs but...