GA - Former President Jimmy Carter has cancer

[BetteDavisEyes]

Breaking News from CNN: Former President Jimmy Carter says, "Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body."

http://www.cnn.com

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Aug 12 2015, 4:55 pm ET

Former President Jimmy Carter Has Advanced Cancer

by Maggie Fox

Former President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer that has spread, although it's not yet clear what kind of cancer he has.

Carter, 90, had a mass removed from his liver Monday...

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...dent-jimmy-carter-has-advanced-cancer-n408751

 

[daisymae]

I'm so sorry to hear this .... have always liked him.

One of his sons used to live in Peachtree City GA and when we went to the Japanese restaurant, the walls were covered with autographed pictures of him. We never saw him there but often passed his sons house. I think it was Chip that lived there.

Blessings to you, Jimmy.

 

[LinasK]

How sad. I just saw this. They just had a segment on him on the docuseries on CNN The Seventies. He is a good guy, and I don't blame him for not rescuing the hostages in Iran. Reagan was engineering backdoor deals with them to prevent Carter's rescue even before Reagan was president!

 

[EllieBee]

I am sorry to hear this. What a decent, good man and statesman.

 

[human]

So sad. Such a good decent person!

 

[EllieBee]

I know we on WS are so often presented with people who claim to be persons of faith but are not living their faith, only preaching it to others.

President Carter is one of those people for whom his faith is not only a defining point in his legacy, but is evident in his words AND deeds.

This is a wonderful read for any and all;
http://www.amazon.com/An-Hour-Before-Daylight-Memories/dp/0743211995

 

[montana_16]

President Carter is one of the most wonderful, giving ,caring people on earth. The world is a better place for many because of him.

I hope peace for him and that he doesn't suffer in this medical crisis.

 

[LinasK]

President Carter is one of the most wonderful, giving ,caring people on earth. The world is a better place for many because of him.

I hope peace for him and that he doesn't suffer in this medical crisis.

He brokered a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel during his term in office and he continues to build houses for Habitat for Humanity.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Aug 16 2015, 2:12 pm ET

Jimmy Carter's Diagnosis: How the Elderly Fare With Cancer

by Hallie Jackson

Former president Jimmy Carter's cancer diagnosis, at age 90, is spotlighting how doctors treat cancer in the elderly.

Twenty-eight percent of new cancer cases are diagnosed in people over 75, according to the American Cancer Society — an estimated 465,000 new cases this year alone.

At the same time, the number of elderly people who survive cancer will increase by forty percent over the next decade...

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/jimmy-carters-diagnosis-how-elderly-fare-cancer-n410721

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Aug 20 2015, 11:30 am ET

President Carter: I Have Cancer Spots on My Brain

by Halimah Abdullah

Former President Jimmy Carter is slated to begin radiation treatment for several melanoma spots on his brain Thursday afternoon, he said at a news conference in Atlanta.

Carter, 90, told reporters he had a mass removed from his liver on Aug. 3, which he learned was melanoma.

"I'll be prepared for anything that comes," he said...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-president-jimmy-carter-discuss-cancer-diagnosis-n413026

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Jimmy Carter on cancer: Future in God's hands

Former President will answer questions Thursday

Author: By Stephen Collinson and Eugene Scott CNN

Published On: Aug 20 2015 06:20:32 AM EDT Updated 35

WASHINGTON (CNN) -
In a remarkable press conference marked by grace and devoid of self-pity, former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that four spots of cancer had spread to his brain.

Carter, 90, said he initially thought he had only weeks to live when he first learned of the diagnosis. He's now more optimistic, placing his fate in the hands of God. At the news conference in Atlanta where he sat alone before a bank of reporters and cameras, Carter said he would begin a course of radiation therapy on Thursday afternoon.

"I have had a wonderful life," Carter said with the same unsparing honesty and meticulous detail that marked his presidency. "I'm ready for anything and I'm looking forward to new adventure," Carter said, in the 40-minute appearance before the cameras, in which he frequently beamed his huge smile and never fell prey to emotion...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/jimmy-carter-to-detail-his-cancer/34818664

 

[SuzDuJour]

I got to meet him at a book signing several years ago. He was kind and generous with his time. His staff actually passed out bags of peanuts to those of us waiting in line. He really is a class act.

 

[LietKynes]

Get well soon, President Carter !
I didn't follow career very much while he was in office since that was way back in the mid seventies ;but I know my parents voted for Carter -- and that they spoke well of him.
Thoughts and prayers for his loved ones as well.

 

[Dymphna]

I think President Carter is a great man...he was POTUS during a difficult time in our country. And post presidency he has been an incredible statesman. I am truly heartbroken.

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[magnolia]

I'm hoping the new drug will work for him.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...elanoma-drug-doctors-have-given-jimmy-carter/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Still in love after SEVENTY years together: Jimmy Carter steals a quick kiss from his wife Rosalynn as they hold hands while helping out at a volunteer project in Memphis

Former president has 'responded well' to cancer treatment since diagnosis

He was photographed stealing a kiss during couple's home building project

Doctors discovered tumors in his brain, started treatments in August

But Carter has continued work with human rights group The Carter Center

The 91-year-old is on a drugs program, has undergone radiation therapy

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-volunteer-project-Memphis.html#ixzz3qRP4kgJz

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

​Jimmy Carter says doctors find no new cancer growth

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-says-doctors-find-no-new-cancer-growth/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Former president Jimmy Carter announces he's now cancer free following treatment with newly approved drug after he was diagnosed with brain tumors in August

The former president revealed in August that he had melanoma removed from his liver and four small tumors on his brain

Carter received a radiation treatment targeted at those tumors and four doses of Keytruda, a newly approved drug

The 91-year-old told the Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church that his latest MRI showed no cancer 'at all in the brain'

The former president has remained active during his treatment, including helping at a Habitat for Humanity site

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...gnosed-brain-tumors-August.html#ixzz3tZRKmGQy

 

[tangelo]

Keytruda...there's some irony for ya