"Parrotheads" and casual fans of Caribbean living mourned the death of "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett over the weekend, who died at the age of 76 after a years-long battle with a rare and ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) have identified the oncoprotein that allows a common and usually harmless virus to transform healthy cells into a rare but deadly ...

A new cancer clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) shows that a drug that utilizes the body's immune system to target and eliminate cancer cells appeared to reduce the ...

Merkel cell polyomavirus is one of seven viruses known to cause cancer in humans. Infection with this virus is asymptomatic, but, rarely, it can lead to the development of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), ...

A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, according to research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pyrvinium pamoate showed promise in reducing the size of Merkel cell carcinoma tumors. Researchers “excited” ...

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett had been fighting Merkel cell skin cancer at the time of his death Friday, according to an updated obituary posted Sunday. Buffett had the disease for four years but ...

A western Pennsylvania dad went from wondering what a spot on his leg was to learning he has an extremely rare skin cancer. And then, things get even weirder. But now, he's tackling this weekend's ...

A multidisciplinary team from University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received a five-year, $12 million grant to study Merkel cell carcinoma, a deadly form of skin ...