<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I have upper abdominal pain that leads towards the back. I sometimes get nauseas. This mainly happens as soon as I finished eating. I have degenerative disc disease since 1990. My mom passed away from colon cancer and my dad from colon cancer. My appetite goes when I get the pain. I get short of breath and feel unsteady. I am 61 years old and don t expect to be like a 20 year but I am getting depressed with this pain. It comes unexpectively.  <response>: Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. Your history of pain in upper abdomen and referred pain in the back is suggestive of the following:This can be a gastric ulcer or cancer as you are getting typical pain after food and reference to the back;Another possible cause is Chronic Pancreatitis. I would advise you the specific investigations to get a correct diagnosis:First get your Upper GI endoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen ASAP., as we may get a proper diagnosis fast. So the treatment will be guided and targeted. Considering the history of colon cancer in family, get a colonoscopy also doneDegenerative disc disease may not be related to the present problems you have. 