Former president Jimmy Carter, 90, announces that he has cancer

Statement from former President Jimmy Carter: "Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body."August 12, 2015.

Statement from former President Jimmy Carter: "Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body."August 12, 2015.

Former president Jimmy Carter announced Wednesday that he has cancer and will be undergoing treatment at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. Carter, 90, said the disease was discovered during recent liver surgery to remove "a small mass" and that the cancer 

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, arrive at the 2015 MusiCares. Jimmy Carter with his wife, Rosalynn (Feb. 2015). Former President Jimmy Carter released the statement below this afternoon:.

Former President Jimmy Carter announced today that a recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer. From his statement: