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Upper left quadrant pain underneath rib on left side. went to er. had ct done with contrast. normal. blood work normal. worried about cancer.
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Probably not cancer: Cancer is not a common cause of pain. Negative CT is pretty good evidence against cancer. Follow up with your personal physician. Good luck.
Answered 5/3/2019
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