How Has President Jimmy Carter Survived Cancer for 9 Years? ... It was called “the Jimmy Carter effect.” Here’s what to know about the immunotherapy treatment that extended his life.

Nine years ago, Jimmy Carter held a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta to talk about his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Then age 91, Carter explained that a bad cold the previous May ...

Nine years ago, Jimmy Carter held a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta to talk about his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Then age 91, Carter explained that a bad cold the previous May ...

Jimmy Carter’s 2015 melanoma diagnosis introduced the world to immunotherapy, sparking future cancer research. Millions of cancer patients are living longer because of it, experts say.

An oncologist tells PEOPLE about the innovative cancer treatment that extended the former president’s life as he celebrates his 100th birthday Jimmy Carter is celebrating his historic 100th ...

Jimmy Carter had melanoma, a type of skin cancer, that spread to his brain, also known as metastatic melanoma. In August 2015, Jimmy Carter underwent surgery to remove a small mass from his liver.

Jimmy Carter’s 2015 melanoma diagnosis introduced the world to immunotherapy, sparking future cancer research. Millions of cancer patients are living longer because of it, experts say.

If cancer were determined as the cause of death, Carter would be only the second U.S. president to die from the disease, following Ulysses S. Grant, who succumbed to throat cancer in 1885.

Jimmy Carter discussed his cancer diagnosis and treatment during a press conference held nine years ago at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Jimmy Carter, who was 91 years old at the time, ...

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