Scott Adams, the author and cartoonist whose "Dilbert" comic strip satirized corporate life to wide acclaim before controversial comments he made on race sidelined him, has died following a battle with cancer.

Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the satirical comic strip Dilbert and US conservative commentator, has died aged 68 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Adams' "Dilbert" comic first was published in 1989 and satirized office work.