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Cartoonist Scott Adams said on social media Sunday that he plans to address the president. Donald Trump for helping him get treatment with cancer drugs that he believed could prolong his life.
Adams, the creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” announced earlier this year that he had metastatic disease. prostate cancer.
He wrote in publish on X that his healthcare provider, Kaiser Permanente – Northern California, has approved his application for the new FDA-approved drug Pluvicto.
“But they missed the opportunity to schedule a brief intravenous injection to administer it, and I can’t seem to fix that. I'm fading fast,” Adams wrote.
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Scott Adams, cartoonist, author and creator of “Dilbert,” poses for a portrait in his home office with copies of his book “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Sort of the Story of My Life.” (Leah Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“I will ask President Trump if he can get Kaiser Northern California to respond and schedule it for Monday. This will give me a chance to stay on this planet a little longer. It's not a cure, but it works well for a lot of people.”
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to Adams' viral post, asking how to contact him.
“The President wants to help,” RFK Jr. wrote.
Robert F. Kennedy gave a fiery speech to WHO member states regarding the US withdrawal from the WHO. (Jason Mendes/Getty Images)
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Dan Scavino, deputy chief of staff and chief of staff at the White House, also replied to Adams, saying, “There's no need for now” [sic] wait until Monday – @realDonaldTrump, @RobertKennedyJr and @DrOz are tracking now, Scott.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Kaiser and the White House for comment.
Adams said in a video posted to his YouTube channel in May that he experiences pain every day and has been using a walker for months.
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“If you're wondering if I'm going to get better, the answer is no, it's only going to get worse,” he said on his show Real Coffee with Scott Adams. “There is only one direction.”
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among American men, after lung cancer.
