The risk of cancer among insulin glargine users in Lithuania: A retrospective population-based study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the association between insulin glargine usage and the potential increase in cancer risk among the Lithuanian population diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. The cohort of insulin users was established by identifying all male and female patients diagnosed with T2DM, as recorded in the National Health Insurance Fund database between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012.

Risk of bladder cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Lithuania.

Purpose: The objective of our study was to evaluate bladder cancer risk among Lithuanian type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and the effect of antihyperglycemic therapy on bladder cancer risk.

Methods: We analyzed bladder cancer risk in a cohort of patients who were diagnosed with T2DM between 2001 and 2012 in Lithuania. Bladder cancer risk in four groups of antihyperglycemic medication users (insulin-only, metformin-only, sulfonylurea-only, and pioglitazone ± any other drug) was also assessed.

Metformin in Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study in Lithuania.

: This study aimed to evaluate the potential chemopreventive effect of antidiabetic medications, specifically metformin and pioglitazone, on lung cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Additionally, the potential dose-response relationship for metformin use was analyzed. : We conducted a retrospective cohort study utilizing comprehensive national health insurance and cancer registry databases to gather a large cohort of T2DM patients.

Pilot Investigation of Blood Pressure Control Using a Mobile App (Cardi.Health): Retrospective Chart Review Study.

Background: The high prevalence of hypertension necessitates effective, scalable interventions for blood pressure (BP) control. Self-monitoring has shown improved adherence to medication and better BP management. Mobile apps offer a promising approach with their increasing popularity and potential for large-scale implementation.

Incidence, mortality and survival trends of penile cancer in Lithuania 1998-2017.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse trends in penile cancer incidence, mortality, and relative survival in Lithuania during the period of 1998-2017.

Materials And Methods: The study was based on all cases of penile cancer reported to the Lithuanian Cancer Registry between 1998 and 2017. Age-specific rates standardized rates were calculated, using the direct method (World standard population).

Efficacy of focal high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of patients diagnosed with low or favourable: intermediate-risk prostate cancer-a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Prostate cancer (PCa) is men's second most predominant cancer worldwide. Because the prostate-specific antigen test is used in diagnostics, PCa is more often diagnosed in the early stages, making radical treatment of the disease possible. However, it is estimated that over a million men worldwide suffer from radical treatment-related complications.

Sensa Mobile App for Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms: Pilot Cohort Study.

Background: An increase in depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms worldwide, attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been reported. If not treated, it may negatively affect a person's everyday life by altering physical and social well-being and productivity and increasing expenditure on health care. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based interventions are gaining popularity as a means to reduce stress and alleviate anxiety and depression symptoms.

User Engagement and Weight Loss Facilitated by a Mobile App: Retrospective Review of Medical Records.

Background: Intermittent fasting (IF) has gained popularity in recent years for its effect on weight loss and supposed additional health benefits, such as a positive effect on body composition and metabolic markers. Mobile apps can act as platforms that help deliver dietary interventions by improving adherence and motivation. Although the effect of IF on weight loss has been demonstrated in earlier trials, there is not much research about the engagement and weight loss results with IF apps.

Fasting and weight loss: mobile application-based approach.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of intermittent fasting (IF) guidance, delivered through a smartphone application, in terms of engagement and weight loss.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart-review study of all consecutive users with overweight or obesity of the DoFasting mobile application, which integrates IF solutions for people looking to lose weight. Users with overweight and obesity at the beginning of application use, who met the inclusion criteria (entered their gender, height, and starting weight; had more than one weight entry; used the app for at least a month; had at least one active day per week with valid app-related activities) and used the application for weight loss were included in the study.

The 99mTc-MIP-1404 PSMA Uptake in the Isolated Paratracheal Lymph Node From the Prostate Adenocarcinoma.

The oncologist consulted a 56-year-old man after receiving prostate-specific antigen screening results. Prostate-specific antigen level during the screen time was 33 ng/mL. As a result, poorly differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma with a Gleason score of 9 (5 + 4) was diagnosed.

Androgen-deprivation therapy and risk of death from cardio-vascular disease in prostate cancer patients: a nationwide lithuanian population-based cohort study.

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of CVD mortality in the national cohort of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated with ADT compared with the ADT non-users. We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients aged 40-79 years and diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016 using the Lithuanian Cancer registry data. In total, 13 343 prostate cancer patients were included in the final study cohort who exclusively used gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists.

KetoCycle mobile app for ketogenic diet: a retrospective study of weight loss and engagement.

Background: The ketogenic diet is one of the oldest diets that has been used for more than a centennial in the clinical setting, and it is gaining popularity as a measure to fight obesity, which is a major predisposing factor for many diseases to manifest, including diabetes mellitus, chronic heart disease, cancer, and others. Thus, we designed this retrospective investigation to determine if users of the mobile application KetoCycle achieved statistically significant weight loss outcomes.

Methods: The initial study cohort comprised 12,965 consecutive users who started using KetoCycle between January 2020 and December 2020.

A Pilot Study of Safer Radiation Dosage to the Heart and Its Subregions.

The real impact of ionizing radiation on the heart and poorer overall survival for patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. This study aims to determine the safe dose constraints to the heart's subregions that could prevent patients' early non-cancerous death and improve their quality of life. A retrospective cohort study was performed containing 51 consecutive patients diagnosed with stage III NSCLC and treated using 3D, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) radiotherapy.

Effect of Biological Environment on Polyester Surgical Suture's Physical Properties: An Experimental Study in Rats.

Objective The following study aims to analyze the alteration of nonabsorbable polyester surgical suture physical properties after in vivo incubation. Methods A comparative study of braided nonabsorbable polyester 2/0 (U.S.

Clinical and radiological outcomes after reverse shoulder arthroplasty with less medialized endoprosthesis after mean follow-up time of 45 months.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes after reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the treatment of complex three- and four-fragment proximal humeral fractures after mean follow-up time of 45 months and to compare our results with the results published by other authors.

Materials And Methods: Retrospectively we have analyzed 27 consecutive patients after total arthroplasty with less medialized reverse shoulder prosthesis used for the treatment of complex proximal humeral fracture. The median age and standard deviation was 67.