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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2009. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2009 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2008
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2008 or 2009
Coverage
% of population
50-54 3126 1899 1685 88.7 3125 100.0
55-59 3293 1322 1167 88.3 3302 100.3
60-64 3152 1329 1163 87.5 2006 63.6
65-69 2231 - - - - -
Total 11802 4550 4015 88.2 8433 71.5

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 8 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI