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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2002. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2002 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2001
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2001 or 2002
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2979 1788 1588 88.8 2968 99.6
55-592 2610 1048 955 91.1 2562 98.2
60-64 1991 325 294 90.5 518 26.0
65-69 1823 314 273 86.9 500 27.4
Total 9403 3475 3110 89.5 6548 69.6

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 13 municipalities:
HALSUA HIMANKA KANNUS KAUSTINEN KOKKOLA KRUUNUPYY KÄLVIÄ
LESTIJÄRVI LOHTAJA PERHO TOHOLAMPI ULLAVA VETELI