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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare skin cancer that appears as “a flesh-colored or bluish-red nodule” either on your face, head or neck, according to the Mayo Clinic. It is also called neuroendocrine ...

It's the cancer-fighting immune cells in a Merkel cell carcinoma patient's blood — not their tumor — that best predicts whether a certain type of immunotherapy will work, according to new work from ...

Jimmy Buffett died aged 76 on Friday (1 September), in hospice care, after a years-long private struggle with skin cancer. In a statement shared on his website, it was announced that the singer, who ...

Ten years ago, three research teams published a breakthrough — the first description of the molecular mechanism for transduction in fingertip sensory Merkel cells that can transduce gentle touch, a ...

Most often we think about cancer as developing from cells that acquire cancer-driving mutations, but there’s a subset of cancers driven by another culprit: viruses. To date, “seven human viruses have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Merkel cell carcinoma is often diagnosed after metastasis to other organs. However, new findings show those with ...

BOSTON - The tributes keep pouring in for legendary singer Jimmy Buffett. Buffett died Friday at the age of 76, from a very rare form of skin cancer, called Merkel cell carcinoma. Dr. David Miller is ...

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1, had Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that’s diagnosed in fewer than 3,000 people in the U.S. every year.Video above: Expert advice on how to ...