Former President Jimmy Carter Announces He Is Cancer Free

Jimmy Carter Announces He Is Cancer Free
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Dec. 6, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) — Former President Jimmy Carter says he is cancer free.

Carter, 91, made the announcement while teaching Sunday school at the Marantha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

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The former U.S. president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma back in June after having part of his liver removed. A follow-up exam revealed the cancer had spread to his brain.

Doctors treated Carter with a newly developed gene therapy which has shown an extraordinary recovery rate.

The announcement that he was cancer free was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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