Current:Home > ScamsJimmy Buffett's cause of death revealed to be Merkel cell cancer, a rare form of skin cancer -Wealth Momentum Network
Jimmy Buffett's cause of death revealed to be Merkel cell cancer, a rare form of skin cancer
View
Date:2025-04-18 15:40:20
Singer Jimmy Buffett, who died Friday at the age of 76, battled skin cancer for years before his death, according to a statement on his website.
Buffet suffered from Merkel cell cancer, the website said.
Merkel cell cancer is very rare, according to the National Cancer Institute. Risk factors include sun exposure, having a weak immune system and being older than 50. It tends to grow quickly and spread at an early stage to nearby lymph nodes and then to lymph nodes or skin in other parts of the body, including the lungs, brain, bones and other organs.
Buffet continued to perform during his treatment. His last show was a surprise appearance in Rhode Island in early July, according to his website.
Key West, Florida, honored Buffett with a parade Sunday evening, CBS News Miami reports. Buffett was a longtime resident of the island.
In 2022, Buffett rescheduled tour dates because of health issues and a "brief hospitalization." Those tour dates were meant to take place at the end of 2022 and were rescheduled for 2023. In May, he canceled a South Carolina concert after being hospitalized.
"Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you," he said at the time.
Buffett died at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, according to his website. He was surrounded by family and friends at the time.
The "Margaritaville" singer is survived by his wife, Jane Slagsvol, two daughters, Savannah Jane and Sarah Delaney, and son Cameron Marley.
Aliza ChasanAliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBS News.
TwitterveryGood! (5359)
Related
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Allison Greenfield, the law clerk disparaged by Donald Trump, is elected as a judge in Manhattan
- Trump’s election could assure a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades
- See RHOSLC's Heather Gay Awkwardly Derail a Cast Trip She Wasn't Invited on
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- AP Race Call: Missouri voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion
- The 'Men Tell All' episode of 'The Golden Bachelorette' is near. Who's left, how to watch
- Russian court orders Google to pay $20 decillion for blocking media on YouTube: Reports
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Ariana Grande Reveals Next 10 Years of Her Career Will Scare the Absolute S--t Out of Her Fans
Ranking
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she will reckon with her loss
- Mother charged after reportedly giving missing child to man during drug exchange
- In Hurricane-Battered Florida, Voters Cast Ballots Amid Wind and Flood Damage
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser Hints at a Character’s Disappearance
- Joe Biden's Granddaughter Naomi Biden Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Peter Neal
- Why Katharine McPhee, 40, and Husband David Foster, 75, Aren't Mourning Getting Older
Recommendation
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Powerful winds and low humidity raise wildfire risk across California
Tabitha Brown Shares the Secret to Buying a Perfect Present Plus Her Holiday Gift Picks
Ohio Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes wins reelection as Rep. Kaptur’s race remains too early to call
Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
Appeals court says Colorado ban on gun sales to those under 21 can take effect
Meet Vice President-Elect JD Vance’s Family: His Mamaw, Wife, Kids and More
Pregnant Gypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals Who Fathered Her Baby After Taking Paternity Test