Former President Jimmy Carter plans to discuss his recent cancer diagnosis on Thursday in a press conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

In a statement, the Carter Center announced on Tuesday that the former Democratic president will address his recent diagnosis Thursday morning at a closed-door event, reports CBS News.

According to CBS News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, Carter has a strong family history of pancreatic cancer. His father, brother and two sisters have died from the disease.

Last week, the 39th president of the United States revealed the was diagnosed with cancer, which began in his lungs before spreading throughout his body.

"Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body. I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare," the 90-year-old former leader said in a statement on the website of the Carter Center.

"A more complete public statement will be made when facts are known, possibly next week."

Following Carter's announcement, President Barack Obama sent his best in a White House statement, reports The New York Daily News.

"Michelle and I send our best wishes to President Carter for a fast and full recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rosalynn and the entire Carter family as they face this challenge with the same grace and determination that they have shown so many times before," Obama said Wednesday evening. "Jimmy, you're as resilient as they come, and along with the rest of America, we are rooting for you."

Since his tenure ended in the White House, Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, opened the Carter Center in 1982, which works to combat poverty, hunger and global conflict. The noted humanitarian and former Georgia governor also received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.