Former President Jimmy Carter announced Wednesday that he has cancer.
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Former President Jimmy Carter announced today that a liver surgery has revealed the presence of cancer.
“I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare”, he said, promising more details on his care “when facts are known” as early as next week.
On August 3, Carter had surgery to remove what the center called a “small mass in his liver”.
The son of a Georgia peanut farmer, Carter was a US Navy-trained nuclear engineer, and worked on early nuclear submarines.
Carter has been extremely active since he left the White House in 1975 after one term in the presidency.
Carter, 90, said he learned only recently of his condition.
A Nobel Peace Prize victor and activist on a range of issues from global democracy to women and children’s rights, as well as affordable housing, Carter published his latest book last month, titled ‘A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Rosalynn and the entire Carter family as they face this challenge with the same grace and determination that they have shown so many times before”, Obama said. Sometimes the primary site can’t be determined, so genetic analysis of the tumor might be done to see what mutations are driving it and what drugs might target those mutations.
“We hope for his full recovery and return to his inspiring work”, said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “I don’t know what led to surgery on his liver”, Mayer told NBC News. “If chemo is considered it would need to take into account his age”, Mayer said.
“Given the president’s age, any treatments, their potential and their impacts, will undoubtedly be discussed carefully with him and his family”, he added.
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An Emory spokesman declined comment Wednesday.
