We at SurvivorNet know the emotions that come on a cancer journey, and for Beth and Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, those emotions are now revealed to be front and center of their much anticipated new reality show “Dog’s Most Wanted”.
On Monday, the long awaited promo for “Dog’s Most Wanted,” on WGN America, finally impacted, and it makes clear the program will put Beth’s courageous cancer battle front and center.
Read MoreThe video ends with a kiss between the loving couple, who have endured cancer, family tension, and all while carrying on a reality TV career together.
Promotional video for new bounty hunting show “Dog’s Most Wanted” to air on WGN American
Beth was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. She had surgery and was declared cancer free. But the cancer came back in late 2018, when Beth was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night after having trouble breathing. This time, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.
Beth has been very open about her cancer battle this time around and the ups and downs of facing cancer in the public eye. She was diagnosed with cancer for a second time in late 2018. And even though she's been open about the journey she is on over the past few months, it's unclear what kind of treatment she is currently undergoing.
Beth Chapman and her husband Duane “Dog” the Bounty Hunter
On Mother's Day, in Beth's first public speaking appearance since she was diagnosed again, Beth told congregants at the Source Church in Bradenton, Florida, that she is not undergoing chemotherapy and that she's really putting her faith in God as she battles the disease. "This is the ultimate test of faith," Beth said during the event. "It is the evidence of things hoped for, and it is the substance of things not known. And although chemotherapy is not my bag, people, sorry, that's not for me. So for me, this is the ultimate test of faith."
For a long time, chemotherapy was considered the standard of care for people with stage 4 lung cancer but times have changed over the past decade or so. Precision medicine, or matching treatment to the biology and characteristics of a specific tumor, has made major headway when it comes to treating advanced lung cancer. Targeted therapy seeks out very specific cancer cells and leaves the healthy cells alone. Chemotherapy tends to cause a lot of collateral damage because it kills all fast-growing cells both healthy and cancerous.
And in addition to thinking about her treatment and her faith, Beth has had to endure a lot of family feuding during her cancer battle. In the latest volley in her tense to-and-fro regarding stepdaughter Lyssa Chapman, Beth took to Twitter to say she agreed with a fan who'd shared with her that family tensions are especially difficult while living with cancer.
"Yes I agree there is very insensitive talk that goes on amongst family members that's not appropriate for the person going through it," Beth wrote. "It actually makes things worse."
It's still unclear if Beth is using targeted therapy or some other form of cancer treatment, and we don’t know whether all of her family tension has been resolved. We do know that she's still completely committed to continuing her life's work bounty hunting.
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