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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 2003. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2003 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2002
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2002 or 2003
Coverage
% of population
50-542 65660 38173 32065 84.0 64998 99.0
55-592 66757 28621 24475 85.5 66665 99.9
60-64 45004 9018 7743 85.9 14657 32.6
65-69 37084 2200 1849 84.0 8583 23.1
Total 214505 78012 66132 84.8 154903 72.2

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 51 municipalities:
ASKOLA ELIMÄKI ESPOO HAMINA HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA
HYVINKÄÄ INKOO IMATRA JAALA JOUTSENO JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJAA
KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KERAVA KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA
LAPINJÄRVI LEMI LILJENDAL LOVIISA LUUMÄKI LOHJA MIEHIKKÄLÄ
MYRSKYLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PERNAJA POHJA PORNAINEN
PYHTÄÄ PORVOO RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ SAMMATTI SAVITAIPALE
SIPOO ANJALANKOSKI TAIPALSAARI TAMMISAARI TUUSULA VALKEALA VIHTI
VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KAUNIAINEN KIRKKONUMMI SIUNTIO