Patti Scialfa, Springsteen’s Wife and Bandmate, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Musician Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa exit the stage door after the opening night performance of "Springsteen on Broadway" at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York on Oct. 12, 2017. Evan Agostini via Invision/AP Photo

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate, says she has been dealing with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.

In a documentary about the band that premiered Sunday, the 71-year-old Scialfa said she was diagnosed in 2018 with the disease.