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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district 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 16284 8718 7392 84.8 16262 99.9
55-59 17642 8375 7333 87.6 17560 99.5
60-64 17430 4192 3715 88.6 14301 82.0
65-69 11994 4893 4349 88.9 8050 67.1
Total 63350 26178 22789 87.1 56173 88.7

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 55 municipalities:
ALASTARO ASKAINEN AURA DRAGSFJÄRD HALIKKO HOUTSKARI INIÖ
KAARINA KEMIÖ KIIKALA KISKO KORPPOO KOSKI TL KUSTAVI
KUUSJOKI LAITILA LEMU LIETO LOIMAA MARTTILA MASKU
MELLILÄ MERIMASKU 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