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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district 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 12508 8584 6558 76.4 12470 99.7
55-592 11380 5617 5020 89.4 11278 99.1
60-64 12628 5936 5172 87.1 10843 85.9
65-69 12349 4405 3698 84.0 6102 49.4
Total 48865 24542 20448 83.3 40693 83.3

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 59 municipalities:
ALASTARO ASKAINEN AURA DRAGSFJÄRD HALIKKO HOUTSKARI INIÖ
KAARINA KALANTI KARINAINEN KEMIÖ KIIKALA KISKO KORPPOO
KOSKI TL KUSTAVI KUUSJOKI LAITILA LEMU LIETO LOIMAA
LOIMAAN KUNTA MARTTILA MASKU MELLILÄ MERIMASKU MIETOINEN MUURLA
MYNÄMÄKI NAANTALI NAUVO NOUSIAINEN ORIPÄÄ PARAINEN PAIMIO
PERNIÖ PERTTELI PIIKKIÖ PUNKALAIDUN PYHÄRANTA PÖYTYÄ RAISIO
RUSKO RYMÄTTYLÄ SALO SAUVO SOMERO SUOMUSJÄRVI SÄRKISALO
TAIVASSALO TARVASJOKI TURKU UUSIKAUPUNKI VAHTO VAMPULA VEHMAA
VELKUA VÄSTANFJÄRD YLÄNE