Humble Carter reveals he has melanoma of the brain

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I have had a wonderful life. I'm looking forward to new adventure. It’s in God’s hands’: Humble Carter reveals he has melanoma of the brain

  • The 39th president addressed the media Thursday morning about his recent cancer diagnosis 
  • After doctors removed a small mass from his liver, they found the cancer had spread and there were four spots of melanoma on his brain
  • While melanoma is typically associated with skin cancer, a small percentage of melanomas are found internally 
  • Carter says he will undergo his first radiation treatment later today 
  • The former president was in surprisingly high spirits, and joked throughout the press conference 
  • 'I'm perfectly at ease with whatever comes,' he said 

Former President Jimmy Carter says cancer that was first discovered as a tumor on his liver has spread throughout his body and is now growing in his brain. 
At a press conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Thursday, the 39th president said that so far the pain was been 'very slight' and he hasn't felt any weakness or debility.
Still, he will cut back on his work with the Carter Center and will give the treatment regimen his 'top priority.' His first radiation treatment was set for Thursday afternoon. 
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Fighter: Former President Jimmy Carter addressed the media on Thursday to discuss his recent cancer diagnosis
Treatment plan: During the press conference, Carter announced that he would be starting his radiation treatment later that same day. Pictured above walking into the conference win front of his wife Rosalynn 
Treatment plan: During the press conference, Carter announced that he would be starting his radiation treatment later that same day. Pictured above walking into the conference win front of his wife Rosalynn 
Supporters: Rosalynn Carter, right, and her grandson Jason Carter, left, listen as former US President Jimmy Carter (background) gives the media an update on his recent cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in Atlanta
Supporters: Rosalynn Carter, right, and her grandson Jason Carter, left, listen as former US President Jimmy Carter (background) gives the media an update on his recent cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in Atlanta
Carter says he first started feeling ill in May, on a trip to Guyana.
He cut the trip short and came home to Atlanta early where he underwent tests at Emory University Hospital.
It was then that doctors first found a small mass on his liver. Carter underwent surgery to remove the mass on August 3, and that's when doctors discovered that the cancer had metastasized and spread to his brain where a scan turned up four spots of melanoma about two millimeters long. 
Leaving the hospital that day, Carter said he was afraid he only had a few weeks left. 
But now he is more optimistic that the treatment plan devised by his doctors will extend his life. He has decided to undergo radiation treatment and his first session will happen later Thursday.  The following three treatments will happen at three week intervals.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3204836/Former-President-Jimmy-Carter-90-says-undergo-radiation-treatment-cancer-today-four-spots-melanomas-brain.html#ixzz3jPBMpd00
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