Jimmy Carter Makes Huge Announcement in Cancer Fight

After announcing in December that he was cancer free, former President Jimmy Carter revealed Sunday that he no longer needs to be treated for the disease. Like most of his announcements, Carter dropped the news at his Sunday school class in Plains, Ga.

The Carter Center later confirmed the news.

“President Carter said he did not need any more treatments, which he had August 2015 through February 2016, but will continue scans and resume treatment if necessary,” Carter Center director of communications Deanna Congileo wrote in an email to media organizations, including the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

Carter, 91, was diagnosed with cancer in August 2015 after having surgery to remove a lesion on his liver. After having the surgery, Carter announced that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. Doctors had found melanoma lesions on his brain.

He announced that he would significantly cut back on his schedule while undergoing treatment for his diagnosis.

In November, the Carter Center issued an update on the former president’s health, saying he had received good news from his doctors. Recent tests had shown there was no new evidence of malignancy and he was responding well to treatment.

Soon after announcing his cancer was gone, Carter returned to his Sunday school class roughly two weeks later to announce the death of his 28-year-old grandson, Jeremy Carter. The younger Carter laid down to take a nap at which time his heart stopped beating.