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Munson doctor explains Jimmy Buffet’s rare skin cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma

We’re learning more about the health battle Jimmy Buffett had been facing before his death on Friday.

We now know the singer-songwriter had been fighting a rare skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma.

Dr. David Heimburger, a radiation oncologist or “cancer specialist” with Munson Healthcare, tells us more.

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