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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2007. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2007 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2006
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2006 or 2007
Coverage
% of population
50-54 4968 2943 2622 89.1 4951 99.7
55-59 5204 2131 1909 89.6 5204 100.0
60-64 4588 660 593 89.8 1299 28.3
65-69 3818 - - - 15 0.4
Total 18578 5734 5124 89.4 11469 61.7

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 10 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI
SAVITAIPALE TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA