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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2004. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2004 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2003
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2003 or 2004
Coverage
% of population
50-542 3326 1998 1796 89.9 3330 100.1
55-592 3233 1296 1187 91.6 3227 99.8
60-64 2344 251 235 93.6 539 23.0
65-69 2428 - - - - -
Total 11331 3545 3218 90.8 7096 62.6

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