


Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the comic strip, “Dilbert,” announced on Monday he has prostate cancer.
The 67-year-old made the announcement while talking about former President Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis saying “every day is a nightmare,” and that his own life expectancy is “maybe this summer.”
“I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has. I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones,” Adams said during his “Coffee with Scott Adams” web show. “My life expectancy is maybe this summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.”
Prostate cancer is survivable when caught early, but it is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in men. About one in eight men will be diagnosed over their lifetime with prostate cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
Adams described the disease as “intolerable,” saying that he does not have “good days.”
“So, if you are wondering, ‘Hey Scott, do you have any good days?’ Nope. Nope. Every day is a nightmare and evening is even worse,” he said.
The cartoonist said he is “always in pain,” and revealed he has been using a walker to walk “for months now.”
Adams first started his comic strip in 1989. The “Dilbert” comic strip was named after the main character who was struggling to make it up the corporate ladder and it often poked fun at office culture.
Biden’s office announced his cancer diagnosis on Sunday. The release said on Friday the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors to discover a nodule on his prostate. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells having spread to the bone.
On Monday, Biden thanked everyone for the “love and support” alongside a photo of him and Jill with their cat.
“Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken place,” the former president wrote on X. “Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”
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