Pancreatic Cancer Guidelines app for iPhone and iPad

This app uses content taken from the Pancreatic Cancer Medical Guidelines 2013 Edition issued by the Japan Pancreas Society (publisher, Kanehara & Co., Ltd.) for use on smartphones and tablets. There are links from the diagnostic and treatment algorithms (flowcharts) to the related Clinical Question (CQ), and you can browse recommendation, grading of recommendation, and “Proposal for the future”.

Main content
• Algorithm for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
• Algorithm for treatment of pancreatic cancer
• List of Clinical Questions
• Explanation of grading of recommendation

Content of Clinical Questions
• Diagnostic methods (7 questions)
• Surgical therapy (9 questions)
• Adjuvant therapy (4 questions)
• Radiation therapy (7 questions)
• Chemotherapy (4 questions)
• Stent therapy (4 questions)
For each Clinical Question, there are recommendation, grading of recommendation, and “Proposal for the future”.