When a 91-year-old reveals they have cancer, most people would consider that a death sentence.<\/p>\n
The older a person gets, the less likely they are to physically tolerate any type of aggressive treatment. In some cases, family members and close friends might also just accept such a sentence \u2014 after all, they\u2019ve obviously lived a long life and made it to a ripe old age.<\/p>\n
Our 39th<\/sup> President, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter, however, is not one of those people.<\/p>\n He announced this week that after undergoing treatment for metastatic melanoma tumors on his brain, his most recent MRI brain scan came up free of any signs of cancer. Carter first announced his cancer diagnosis in August 2015.<\/p>\n Carter\u2019s treatment plan included rounds of radiation and a 12-week course of the newly approved cancer drug pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda\u00ae).<\/p>\n Earlier this year, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Keytruda to treat melanoma, and in October, it was approved to treat advanced lung cancer as well.<\/p>\n Keytruda is part of a new class of cancer drugs that help a person\u2019s immune system fight off cancer cells.<\/p>\nHow Keytruda Fought Jimmy Carter\u2019s Cancer<\/h2>\n