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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2006. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2006 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2005
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2005 or 2006
Coverage
% of population
50-542 3316 1983 1742 87.8 3328 100.4
55-592 3325 1329 1181 88.9 3321 99.9
60-64 2467 357 307 86.0 714 28.9
65-69 2466 - - - - -
Total 11574 3669 3230 88.0 7363 63.6

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