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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Savo 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 4251 2492 2208 88.6 4247 99.9
55-59 4472 1844 1624 88.1 4451 99.5
60-64 4308 1091 948 86.9 2273 52.8
65-69 3356 - - - - -
Total 16387 5427 4780 88.1 10971 66.9

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 11 municipalities:
HIRVENSALMI JOROINEN JUVA KANGASNIEMI MIKKELI MÄNTYHARJU PERTUNMAA
PIEKSÄMÄKI PUUMALA RISTIINA SUOMENNIEMI