What could be the cause of lower abdominal pain?

Question

Hello doctor,

I used to have pain in my right upper abdomen for a long time. The pain will not exist for more than 40 minutes. Please answer a few of my questions.

Do I have pancreatic cancer or any other cancer or issue in any of my organs on the right side of my abdomen?
Who is more likely to get this kind of cancer?
What kind of food can cause this, and how can it be prevented?
If I do not have pancreatic cancer, what will my issue be?
What steps should I take to treat this?
Does it need any treatment, or will it cure on its own?

Kindly help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

The goal of screening for cancer is to find it early and prevent death from that cancer. Unfortunately, for pancreatic cancer, no evidence that screening-detected early-stage cases is any less lethal than cases that are detected later.

Therefore, the benefits of screening for pancreatic cancer are small. Given how uncommon pancreatic cancer is, screening for it is more likely to yield false-positive results. These false-positive results are associated with some harm, as they lead to further unnecessary testing that may include invasive procedures and sometimes even surgery.

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can include yellowing of the skin (jaundice), weight loss, and pain in the abdomen or back. However, many cases of pancreatic cancer do not show symptoms until later stages, when the cancer has spread into other organs such as the liver. Treatment for pancreatic cancer involves surgery if it is found in the earlier stages, as well as chemotherapy and sometimes radiation therapy. I would suggest you:

Get the whole abdomen USG (ultrasonography) done.
Take a CA19-9 (cancer antigen 19-9) pancreatic cancer marker test.
Eat more vegetables and avoid smoking, drinking, and red meat.

I hope I have answered your question.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards.