Former US President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care and "spend his remaining time at home with his family" instead of additional medical intervention, the Carter Center has said.
"He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers," the centre said in a statement,
Mr Carter, aged 98, who has lived longer after leaving the White House than any former president in US history, was a Democrat who served from January 1977 to January 1981.
In recent years, the Georgia native suffered from several health issues including a melanoma that spread to his liver and brain.
He became the 39th US president when he defeated former president Gerald Ford in 1976.
He served a single term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Mr Carter, the oldest living former president and a Nobel peace laureate, resides in Plains, Georgia, with his wife Rosalynn.
His grandson Jason Carter, a former Georgia state senator, tweeted that he had seen "both of my grandparents yesterday."
"They are at peace and - as always -their home is full of love. Thank you all for your kind words," he said.
