‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams says he’s dying from same cancer Biden has
‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams said that like Joe Biden, his prostate cancer has reached his bones. Adam’s is in pain and expects to die soon.
Polarising “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams said he’s dying from the same cancer former President Joe Biden announced he was fighting over the weekend.
According to Adams, who saw his famed cartoon cut from numerous outlets following bigoted remarks be made in 2023, the prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones will kill within a matter of months.
“My life expectancy is maybe this summer,” he said on his Monday “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” podcast. “I expect to be checkin’ out from this domain sometime this summer.”
Adams said the 46th President and his family will be “going through an especially tough time” as doctor’s treat the 82-year-old Democrat’s cancer before telling listeners he was speaking from experience. The 67-year-old cartoonist said a painful tumor near his spine has forced him to use a walker for months.
“Every day is a nightmare and evening is even worse,” Adams said.
Adams said he never has good days any more, which is why he stopped doing evening broadcasts. As far as Adams knows, he was diagnosed with cancer long before Biden was made aware of — or at least “admitted” to — his advanced condition. He noted another difference between his situation and Biden’s is that the ex-president is in Delaware while Adams is on the West Coast.
“In California once you get to the point where you’re definitely gonna die, where you’re terminal, there’s a very civilized process where you can get some juice that you drink that makes you fall asleep and then you pass away,” he said., referring to the state’s End of Life Option Act. Adams didn’t say explicitly whether he intended to take advantage of that option.
Adams said Monday that he tried treating his cancer with a combination of ivermectin and fenbendazole and “it didn’t work at all.”
Biden’s cancer is said to be “hormone-sensitive,” which could make it manageable for years though not curable, according to medical experts.
Adams gained notoriety in the mid-90s for his “Dilbert” comic strip, which appeared in newspapers nationwide poking fun at the banality of working in an office. He achieved infamy in February 2023 after calling Black Americans a “hate group” white people would be wise to avoid. Dozens of publications including the Daily News stopped doing business with the Wyndham native as a result of his remarks.
Adams later claimed he was trying to make a point about racial relations in the U.S. and didn’t anticipate the reach his words would have.
Originally Published: May 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM EDT