Jimmy Buffett's death raises awareness to skin cancer

While music fans across the world remember the life and music of Jimmy Buffett, the medical community also reflects on the rare form of skin cancer that took his life. “You know Merkel-Cell Carcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. We think it affects about 3,000 people in the United States every year,” said Dr. Andrew Brohl, a medical oncologist with the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.