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What to know about Merkel cell carcinoma, Jimmy Buffett’s rare cancer

Jen Christensen, CNN September 4, 2023

CNN– Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who died September 1, had Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that’s diagnosed in fewer than 3,000 people in the US every year. Skin cancer is the most widespread...

Jimmy Buffett performs as part of the 23rd Annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 24, 2009, in Mountain View, California. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Jimmy Buffett, enduring ‘Margaritaville’ singer turned mogul, dies at 76

Brandon Griggs and Jay Croft, CNN September 2, 2023

CNN -- Jimmy Buffett, the tropical troubadour whose folksy tunes celebrated his laid-back lifestyle, inspired legions of devoted fans and spawned a lucrative business empire, has died, according to his...