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With humor and honesty, Carter talks about his cancer
Former president begins treatment
Jimmy Carter Cancer Ledb
Jill Stuckey places "Jimmy Carter for Cancer Survivor" signs in front of the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign headquarters in downtown Plains, Ga., on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2015, in advance of the former president's return to his hometown. Carter announced the day before that he has cancer is on four small spots on his brain and he will immediately begin radiation treatment, saying he is "at ease with whatever comes." - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — With a broad smile and an upbeat attitude, former President Jimmy Carter told the world Thursday that he has cancer in his brain, and feels "perfectly at ease with whatever comes." Carter said doctors had removed melanoma from his liver, but found four small tumors in his brain. Later Thursday, he had the first of four targeted radiation treatments.
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