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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 1996. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1996 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1995
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1995 or 1996
Coverage
% of population
50-542 42188 24132 20385 84.5 40755 96.6
55-592 34015 11622 9968 85.8 33112 97.3
60-64 27374 3901 3350 85.9 6310 23.1
65-69 27132 1458 1183 81.1 1920 7.1
Total 130709 41113 34886 84.9 82097 62.8

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 32 municipalities:
ASKOLA ELIMÄKI ESPOO HAMINA HELSINKI JAALA JOUTSENO
KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA LEMI
LUUMÄKI MIEHIKKÄLÄ MYRSKYLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NURMIJÄRVI PORNAINEN PORVOO
PORVOON MLK PYHTÄÄ SAVITAIPALE SIPOO ANJALANKOSKI SIUNTIO TAIPALSAARI
VALKEALA VEHKALAHTI VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
HANKO VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ INKOO IMATRA JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJAA
KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KAUNIAINEN LAPINJÄRVI LILJENDAL LOHJA LOHJAN KUNTA
LOVIISA NUMMI-PUSULA PERNAJA POHJA RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ
SAMMATTI TAMMISAARI TUUSULA VIHTI