August 12, 2015 – Former President of the United States, Mr. Jimmy Carter says he has cancer. He made the announcement in a statement signed by his spokesman on Wednesday.
He said he will undergo treatment at Emory University hospital
Carter who is 90, said the ailment was discovered during surgery earlier this month to remove a mass in his liver.
“Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body,” he said in the statement.
Carter who was president from 1977 to 1981, has suffered bouts of illness in recent years.