Published Sep 4, 2019

Beth Chapman Tried Immunotherapy Before Succumbing to Cancer — What Happened On The Premiere of “Dog’s Most Wanted”

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Just over two months after beloved bounty hunting reality star Beth Chapman passed away at age 51 after a battle with cancer, fans were feeling very emotional to see her on their TV screens again. Dog’s Most Wanted, a new WGN America series that follows Duane (Dog) Chapman and the rest of his family on their bounty hunting adventures, debuted Wednesday night — and the first episode provided an intimate look into what it was like for Beth to deal with her cancer diagnosis.

Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman recently sat down for a chat with SurvivorNet.

The show kicked off with some commentary on the couple’s situation. “In 2014, Duane (the Dog) Bounty Hunter and his wife, Beth Chapman, retired from full-time bounty hunting,” a narrator explains. “And in 2017, Beth won a year-long battle with cancer after having a tumor removed from her throat. But today, for the entire Chapman family, everything is about to change.”

The camera then pans to a scene where Beth, Dog, and their daughter Cecily are driving in a car together and receive a call from Beth’s doctor. Beth’s cancer returned in late 2018, and by that time, it had progressed to stage 4 lung cancer. Even though Beth was really candid with fans about the ups and downs of dealing with cancer in the public eye, she remained mute on exactly how she was attempting to treat her cancer this time around.

However, the call with her doctor revealed that they attempted a round of immunotherapy — or harvesting the body’s immune system to fight an individual’s cancer — but Beth’s tumors did not respond. The doctor then suggests getting Beth in to begin chemotherapy immediately, but an emotional Beth says she needs a minute to process the diagnosis. After Beth passed on June 26, Dog revealed that his wife did attempt chemotherapy for a bit, but she was suffering side effects and not responding to treatment — so she decided to stop.

Just over two months after Beth Chapman tragically passed away from cancer, fans were emotional to see her and Dog together again on their final TV series.

Fans came out in droves to celebrate the return of the Chapman family to their TV screens — and to celebrate Beth’s life. The hashtag #ThisOnesForBeth took off on Twitter Wednesday evening, with thousands of fans commenting on how happy they are to see the couple together in their final months.

“Love you Beth and thank you for sharing your life with us! I love seeing you again hunting fugitives with your kids and family/friends #DogsMostWanted #ThisOnesForBeth,” tweeted one user named Tami.

“#ThisOnesForBeth Not only is Beth fighting for her life she was fighting to catch criminals as well. I’ve saw people on chemo not be able to get out of bed. It just shows how strong how inspiring she was. This world lost an amazing woman! #DogsMostWanted@wgnamerica,” tweeted another named Cheynne.

In addition to providing intimate looks into Beth’s battle with cancer — Dog’s Most Wanted also provided the content that originally created so many Dog The Bounty Hunter fans in the first place, the fugitive-chasing antics.

As for Dog, the world-famous bounty hunter is still grappling with how to handle the immense grief of losing a spouse. In an interview with SurvivorNet last week, he said he’s still figuring everything out.

"I'm still trying to find out what to tell my fans, and my brothers and sisters across America about how they can get through it," Dog said. "I still am not there yetâ€¦ It's going to take me some time to find that out."

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