[440] On August 20, Carter disclosed that melanoma had been found in his brain and liver, and that he had begun treatment with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab and was about to start radiation therapy. His healthcare was managed by Emory Healthcare of Atlanta. He has an extensive family history of cancer, including both of his parents and all three of his siblings.[441] On December 6, he issued a statement, announcing that his medical scans no longer showed any cancer.[442]
On May 13, 2019, Carter broke his hip during a fall at his Plains home and underwent surgery the same day at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.[443] On October 6, a forehead injury above his left eyebrow received during another fall at home required 14 stitches.[444] A public appearance afterward revealed that the former president had a black eye from the injury.[445] On October 21, Carter was admitted to the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center after suffering a minor pelvic fracture after falling again at home for the third time in 2019.[446] He was able to resume teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church on November 3.