UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:02


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district 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 3328 1993 1794 90.0 3343 100.5
55-592 3079 1272 1147 90.2 3092 100.4
60-64 2400 288 260 90.3 623 26.0
65-69 2319 - - - 50 2.2
Total 11126 3553 3201 90.1 7108 63.9

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