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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 2008. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2008 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2007 or 2008
Coverage
% of population
50-54 63914 37783 30309 80.2 63244 99.0
55-59 65915 27694 22570 81.5 66053 100.2
60-64 65619 31705 25908 81.7 54981 83.8
65-69 43609 10379 8254 79.5 28862 66.2
Total 239057 107561 87041 80.9 213140 89.2

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.

Tabulation is based on registration from 53 municipalities:
ASKOLA ELIMÄKI ESPOO HAMINA HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA
HYVINKÄÄ INKOO IMATRA JAALA JOUTSENO JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJAA
KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KAUNIAINEN KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA KOUVOLA
KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA LAPINJÄRVI LEMI LILJENDAL LOVIISA LUUMÄKI
LOHJA MIEHIKKÄLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PERNAJA POHJA
PORNAINEN PYHTÄÄ PORVOO RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ SAMMATTI
SAVITAIPALE SIPOO ANJALANKOSKI SIUNTIO TAIPALSAARI TAMMISAARI TUUSULA
VALKEALA VIHTI VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA