Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer. It often shows up as a raised red or pink bumpy sore that's painless to touch. Here's a quick guide on risk factors, how to spot ...

Music icon Jimmy Buffett passed away on Friday from merkel cell carcinoma, a disease he had been fighting for four years. Here's what you should know about the rare but aggressive form of skin cancer.

Merkel cell carcinoma is treatable with ... ‘You're lucky enough at some point to put your thumb on the pulse of something that people can connect with,” Buffett said of his entry to the ...

Even when treatment is effective, Merkel cell carcinoma has a high recurrence rate of about 40%. On September 1, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett passed away from a rare form of skin cancer called ...

Whereas melanoma looks like a dark mole with jagged edges, Merkel cell carcinoma presents like a pimple, Chesney said. It would be red to purple and not have a head and isn't something you can pop.

Merkel cell carcinoma, also called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin or trabecular cancer, forms when those Merkel cells grow out of control.It starts most often in areas where skin is exposed ...

Merkel cell carcinoma is usually caused in part by an extremely common — and typically harmless — virus that was discovered in 2008, the Merkel cell polyomavirus. Another very important cause is ...

Merkel cell carcinoma falls within the category of nonmelanoma skin cancer and is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, affecting about 2,500 people in the U.S. annually. Merkel cells are ...

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

Merkel cell carcinoma "tends to grow quickly and can be hard to treat if it spreads beyond the skin." "I think the big thing here is, it is more aggressive," Madan said. "We don't know exactly why ...

Singer Jimmy Buffett died of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare skin cancer, in September. Here’s what to know about the cancer, including symptoms and treatment.