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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1995. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1995 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1994
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1994 or 1995
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2595 1428 1268 88.8 2593 99.9
55-592 2512 1417 1265 89.3 2465 98.1
60-64 2452 132 118 89.4 586 23.9
65-69 2557 127 110 86.6 186 7.3
Total 10116 3104 2761 88.9 5830 57.6

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 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI