MCC Linked to Higher Mortality, Healthcare Use

Published Date: 04 Jul 2026

Patients with Merkel cell carcinoma had higher mortality, more hospitalizations, and a greater comorbidity burden than matched patients without the disease and several other cancer cohorts in a study.

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