Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year struggle with a uncommon type of pores and skin most cancers, his web site says

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a uncommon, aggressive pores and skin most cancers, in line with a press release on his web site.

Buffett, 76, had Merkel cell most cancers, in line with the assertion, which was posted after preliminary information of his demise emerged Saturday. The assertion additionally disclosed the place the “Margaritaville” singer died: at his residence in Sag Harbor, New York, close to the Hamptons.

He had been combating the most cancers for 4 years whereas persevering with to carry out, the final time making a shock look in Rhode Island in early July, the assertion stated.

Merkel cell carcinoma, because it’s identified in medical literature, could be very uncommon and tends to unfold rapidly, together with to elements of the physique past the pores and skin, in line with the federal National Cancer Institute and the Mayo Clinic. Risk components embody numerous solar publicity, a weakened immune system, a historical past of different cancers, and being light-skinned and over 50.