Former President Jimmy Carter has said he’s cancer free

Former president Jimmy Carter says his cancer is gone.

Mr Carter revealed his cancer diagnosis in August, when he said that the disease which started in his liver had spread to his brain.

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks during his presentation during the 53rd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards at the Omni Hotel on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn.

“The church, everybody here, just erupted in applause”, she said.

Carter made the announcement at a Sunday school class he was teaching in Plains, a fellow church member told the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Carter announced in August that doctors had told him that four spots of cancer had spread to his brain.

He received radiation and drug treatment, and surgeons also removed several lesions and part of his liver to fight the ailment.

The Carter Center said in a statement then that Carter’s “original problem is responding well to treatment”.

Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, told the Atlanta Press Club on December 3 that his grandfather is doing well.