Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, has said his chances of recovering from stage 4 prostate cancer are “essentially zero”. The 68-year-old told viewers of his YouTube show that his radiologist had delivered “all bad news”.
Adams, who first revealed his diagnosis in May 2025, said the disease had spread to his bones. In December, he disclosed that he was paralysed from the waist down due to a tumour near his spine.
During a livestream on Thursday, Adams said he expects January to be a “month of transition” but intends to keep broadcasting “as long as it makes sense”. He added that he would write down his “closing thoughts” soon.
Adams previously asked Donald Trump to help pressure his health insurer to approve a new cancer treatment. Trump responded on Truth Social, saying “On it!” and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also offered support on social media.
The cartoonist’s career suffered after his racist rant in 2023 in which he described Black people as a “hate group” and urged white people to “get the hell away”. Dilbert was subsequently dropped by its syndicator and most newspapers.
