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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2020

The history of cryosurgery in Canada: A tale of two cities.

Joseph L Chin, Brian J Donnelly, Shiva M Nair, Arnon Lavi

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The use of focal therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer in Canada Where are we, how did we get here, and where are we going?Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Joseph L ChinUrology Division, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Brian J DonnellyDepartment of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary Regional Health Authority, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Shiva M NairUrology Division, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Arnon LaviUrology Division, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although not commonly available in Canada, cryosurgery (cryoablation) for prostate cancer has been practiced in many countries. The field of cryoablation has evolved significantly over the past 30 years. Two prostate cryoablation programs were started in Canada in the early 1990s, in London, ON and Calgary, AB, focusing, respectively, on salvage therapy following radiation failure and primary local treatment. This article chronicles the development of the two programs and outlines the scientific and clinical contributions by investigators at the two centers.

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PMID32569572
PMCPMC7716840

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