He announced he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in May 2025, saying that the cancer was at stage 4 and had spread to his bones.

Scott Adams is spending what his family believes could be his final days at home under hospice care, according to his first ex-wife. Shelly Miles told TMZ the 68-year-old Dilbert creator has been receiving end-of-life care for about a week as his condition worsens.

Scott Adams, 68, also faced backlash after his stepson Justin Miles died of a fentanyl overdose in 2018 and Adams made controversial tweets about it.

What's remarkable to me is not just how bravely 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams died − working until the end − but how well he tried to live.

"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams reportedly entered hospice care at his California home as his health declines amid prostate cancer battle, ex-wife said.