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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 14730 9697 8656 89.3 12605 85.6
55-592 12548 5292 4773 90.2 12446 99.2
60-64 13361 4538 3987 87.9 7609 56.9
65-69 12642 - - - - -
Total 53281 19527 17416 89.2 32660 61.3

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 35 municipalities:
ARTJÄRVI ASKOLA ELIMÄKI HAMINA IMATRA JAALA JOUTSENO
KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA LEMI
LUUMÄKI MIEHIKKÄLÄ MYRSKYLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NURMIJÄRVI PORNAINEN PORVOO
PORVOON MLK PUKKILA PYHTÄÄ RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI SAVITAIPALE SIPOO
ANJALANKOSKI SIUNTIO TAIPALSAARI VALKEALA VEHKALAHTI VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA

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