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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2001. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2001 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2000
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2000 or 2001
Coverage
% of population
50-542 17796 11844 10437 88.1 17248 96.9
55-592 14061 7560 6842 90.5 13862 98.6
60-64 12024 3174 2872 90.5 6915 57.5
65-69 10810 2988 2632 88.1 5055 46.8
Total 54691 25566 22783 89.1 43080 78.8

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 57 municipalities:
ALASTARO ASKAINEN AURA DRAGSFJÄRD HALIKKO HOUTSKARI INIÖ
KAARINA KARINAINEN KEMIÖ KIIKALA KISKO KORPPOO KOSKI TL
KUSTAVI KUUSJOKI LAITILA LEMU LIETO LOIMAA LOIMAAN KUNTA
MARTTILA MASKU MELLILÄ MERIMASKU MIETOINEN MUURLA MYNÄMÄKI
NAANTALI NAUVO NOUSIAINEN ORIPÄÄ PAIMIO PERNIÖ PERTTELI
PIIKKIÖ PUNKALAIDUN PYHÄRANTA PÖYTYÄ RAISIO RUSKO RYMÄTTYLÄ
SALO SAUVO SOMERO SUOMUSJÄRVI SÄRKISALO TAIVASSALO TARVASJOKI
TURKU UUSIKAUPUNKI VAHTO VAMPULA VEHMAA VELKUA VÄSTANFJÄRD
YLÄNE

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
PARAINEN