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Springsteen Announces Wife’s Cancer Remission at $1.125B Fundraiser

8/4/2026

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Springsteen Announces Remission

Bruce Springsteen announced his wife Patti Scialfa is in remission from multiple myeloma at the Pan-Mass Challenge fundraiser on August 1, 2026, which has raised $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber since 1980.
He thanked Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and praised the physicians and nurses who cared for Scialfa.
Springsteen said the remission offers hope to millions of families facing cancer.
He said the news changed his view on life.

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Springsteen Video Message

Bruce Springsteen delivered a pre-recorded video at the State of PMC program in Worcester.
The Pan-Mass Challenge, the world’s largest athletic fundraiser, has raised over $1 billion for Dana-Farber.
Billy Starr, founder and chairman, invited Bruce Springsteen in 1984, prompting his video response 42 years later.
Bruce Springsteen praised Dr. Paul Richardson’s Dana-Farber team, linked his “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour to advocacy, and said research should stay non-political.

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Springsteen Announces Remission

Bruce Springsteen announced his wife Patti Scialfa is in remission from multiple myeloma at the Pan-Mass Challenge fundraiser on August 1, 2026, which has raised $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber since 1980.
He thanked Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and praised the physicians and nurses who cared for Scialfa.
Springsteen said the remission offers hope to millions of families facing cancer.
He said the news changed his view on life.

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