Jimmy Carter

The Nobel Peace Prize 2002

USA president. Nuclear physicist. Peanut farmer. Devout Christian. Egypt-Israel peace agreement. Carter Center promoting human rights. Ceased neutron bomb development. Protested Soviets invading Afghanistan. Panama Canal treaty. Established Departments of Energy, Education. Mental Health Systems Act. Housing. Jimmy Carter smile!

“We must adjust to changing times while holding unchanging principles.”

Health

Jimmy carter had melanoma, a type of skin cancer which had spread to the liver and the brain. Late in life he had falls leading to hip fracture and bleeding in the brain. He chose to have hospice care at home.

Jimmy Carter had a family history of cancer. “Both my sisters died with pancreatic cancer. My brother died with pancreatic cancer. My daddy died of pancreatic cancer. My mother died with breast cancer.”

“I'm taking special treatment for the cancer in my brain and in my liver. Part of the liver was removed and they treated four places in my brain with radiation. And now I am taking a long-term medicine that stimulates my own immune system to fight against cancer.”

People magazine interviewed Jimmy Carter in 2019. He stated that he never expected to live as long as he had lived. He added that the best explanation for longevity was a good marriage.