 After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Carson underwent a two-hour operation at the Johns Hopkins Hospital on August 7, 2002.In 2013, Carson, his wife, and Carson's mother moved to West Palm Beach, Florida.Surrounding his confirmation as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Carson bought a $1.22 million home in Vienna, Virginia in February 2017 and sold his West Palm Beach home for over $900,000 in May 2017.