After 3-Month Battle With Rare Gestational Cancer, NLEX Star Kevin Louie Alas' Wife Selina Dagdag Is Safe

After three months of battling cancer, PBA courtside reporter Selina Dagdag-Alas announced that she's conquered the deadly disease.

The wife of NLEX star Kevin Louie Alas shared the good news on social media on Saturday night, sharing a couple's selfie.

"Cancer free. Christ full," Dagdag-Alas wrote in the post. "The first time my bHCG-serum test came back normal, I spent the first hour crying, worshipping, praising, and thanking God. I could hardly believe it."

Last April 28, 2022, she shared the heartbreaking revelation on social media that she was diagnosed with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, a rare type of cancer. Earlier this year, too, in January, she had a miscarriage.

Kevin Alas was never far from the side of wife Selina Dagdag-Alas

Through it all, the PBA standout chose to be by her side, even skipping a Gilas stint to take care of her.

"As for Kevin? After praying with me, he started dancing!" Selina continued.

"How magnanimous of God to hear the prayers of depraved sinners like us! Sinners who do not deserve even an ounce of His attention and His affection; yet are overwhelmed constantly by His goodness and love."

The 29-year-old's post's comments section was filled with congratulatory and well-wishes from colleagues and friends. Paul Lee, Kiefer Ravena, and Jericho Cruz were among the athletes first to air their love.

What kind of cancer was it?

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia is a cancerous category of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD), which describes a number of tumors that develop in the early stages of pregnancy.

GTD is rare, only affecting one in 1,000 pregnancies in the United States. After treatment, many women with GTD can have healthy pregnancies.

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, however, can develop from abnormal tissue growth in the uterus due to a number of reasons. It can occur from a miscarriage or even a full-term pregnancy and delivery.

The only way to prevent Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia is not to get pregnant at all as there are no preventive medicines for it. Women below the ages of 20 or after 35 are at greater risk of developing this rare disease, though it can also happen after a history of miscarriages.

Signs and symptoms of GTD

Through regular pre-natal and post-natal check-ups with your OB-GYNE, you may be able to raise concerns when you experience any of the following:

• Non-menstruation-related bleeding or discharge
• Unusual size of uterus during pregnancy
• Feeling a pain or mass in the uterus
• Extreme nausea and vomiting

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Treatments for GTD

Depending on your medical history, a specialist may opt to do surgery to remove the tumor or pursue radiation therapy to kill cancer cells. Hysterectomy, which involves surgically removing the uterus, is also among the known treatments, as well as chemotherapy.

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This story originally appeared on Spin.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Smartparenting.com.ph editors.