Scott Adams, Dilbert Creator, Shares Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Originally appeared on E! Online
Scott Adams is providing an update on his health.
The Dilbert comic strip creator shared that he has been diagnosed with an advanced form of prostate cancer, the same disease that former President Joe Biden recently revealed he is battling.
"I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has," Adams said during a May 19 episode of his Real Coffee With Scott Adams YouTube show. 'I also have prostate cancer that has spread to my bones."
The 67-year-old went on to say that he suspected he's had the condition for "much longer than" Biden—who announced his diagnosis earlier this week—and noted that his life expectancy is "maybe this summer."
"The disease is already intolerable, I can tell you that," Adams continued. "I don't have good days. So, if you're wondering, 'Hey Scott, do you have any good days?' Nope, nope, every day is a nightmare and evening is even worse."
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In fact, his struggle to cope with the side effects was part of the reason he stopped filming his evening series titled Man Cave.
As Adams explained, "A lot of it was because I don't really function too well after the show."
"I'm always in pain," he continued. "And pain moves around to different parts of my body. I've been using a walker to walk for months now."
And while he acknowledged that his cancer diagnosis may come as a shock for some of his subscribers, Adams said that he's come to terms with his prognosis.
"I've just sort of processed it, so it just sort of is what it is," he shared. "Everybody has to die as far as I know and it's kind of civilized that you know about how long you have so you can put your affairs together and make sure you've said your goodbyes and done all the things you need to do."
He added, "So, if you had to if you had to pick a way to die, this one's really painful—like really, really painful—but it's also kind of good that it gives you enough time while your brain is still working to wrap things up."
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