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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2002. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2002 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2001
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2001 or 2002
Coverage
% of population
50-542 3376 2055 1845 89.8 3377 100.0
55-592 2827 1118 1025 91.7 2836 100.3
60-64 2478 385 349 90.6 819 33.1
65-69 2285 - - - - -
Total 10966 3558 3219 90.5 7032 64.1

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 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI