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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu 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 3146 1880 1691 89.9 3150 100.1
55-59 3324 1326 1179 88.9 3324 100.0
60-64 2991 677 610 90.1 1351 45.2
65-69 2304 - - - - -
Total 11765 3883 3480 89.6 7825 66.5

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 8 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI