RIP Jimmy Buffett

[George K]

@Copper said in RIP Jimmy Buffett:

1975, he was a kid, didn't know any better

He was 29...

[Nanna]

The cause of death has been given as Merkel Cell Carcinoma, a type of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the skin.

[George K]

@Nanna said in RIP Jimmy Buffett:

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Rare. 3 per million.

[Jolly]

@Nanna said in RIP Jimmy Buffett:

The cause of death has been given as Merkel Cell Carcinoma, a type of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the skin.

Then TMZ was wrong. Their article said he started off with skin cancer and later had lymphoma.

[Nanna]

Media often get a diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Cancer wrong. For example, Steve Jobs and Aretha Franklin died from Neuroendocrine Cancer of the Pancreas, not Pancreatic Cancer. Very different! I have Neuroendocrine Cancer of the Small Bowel. Those of us with it are trying hard to raise awareness.

[Mik]

Hope treatments are going well, Nanna.

[Nanna]

Thank you. 7 years and counting. It is never cured, but can be survivable, especially the slow growing grade that I have.

[George K]

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in RIP Jimmy Buffett:

Hope treatments are going well, Nanna.

+1

[George K]