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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 2008. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2008 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2007 or 2008
Coverage
% of population
50-54 64090 37889 30398 80.2 63421 99.0
55-59 66103 27758 22624 81.5 66249 100.2
60-64 65846 31807 25994 81.7 55127 83.7
65-69 43770 10379 8246 79.4 28862 65.9
Total 239809 107833 87262 80.9 213659 89.1

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.

Tabulation is based on registration from 56 municipalities:
ARTJÄRVI ASKOLA ELIMÄKI ESPOO HAMINA HANKO HELSINKI
VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ INKOO IMATRA JAALA JOUTSENO JÄRVENPÄÄ
KARJAA KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KAUNIAINEN KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA
KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA LAPINJÄRVI LEMI LILJENDAL LOVIISA
LUUMÄKI LOHJA MIEHIKKÄLÄ MYRSKYLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI
PERNAJA POHJA PORNAINEN PUKKILA PYHTÄÄ PORVOO RAUTJÄRVI
RUOKOLAHTI RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ SAMMATTI SAVITAIPALE SIPOO ANJALANKOSKI SIUNTIO
TAIPALSAARI TAMMISAARI TUUSULA VALKEALA VIHTI VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA