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| Jimmy Carter, former US president, reveals he has cancer | Jimmy Carter, former US president, reveals he has cancer |
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| Former US President Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer and it has spread to other parts of his body. | Former US President Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer and it has spread to other parts of his body. |
| The 90-year-old statesman underwent surgery to remove a small mass in his liver earlier this month. | The 90-year-old statesman underwent surgery to remove a small mass in his liver earlier this month. |
| He said he would reveal more "when facts are known, possibly next week". | He said he would reveal more "when facts are known, possibly next week". |
| Mr Carter, who left the White House in 1981, has remained active carrying out humanitarian efforts with his Carter Center in recent years. | Mr Carter, who left the White House in 1981, has remained active carrying out humanitarian efforts with his Carter Center in recent years. |
| He founded the centre, which focuses on human rights efforts and political mediation, soon after he left office. | |
| He was later responsible for negotiating a 1994 nuclear disarmament pact with North Korea and has visited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in recent years. | |
| A Democrat from Georgia, Mr Carter was elected president in 1977. |