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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1994. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1994 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1993
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1993 or 1994
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2436 1338 1176 87.9 2427 99.6
55-592 2615 1222 1091 89.3 2423 92.7
60-64 2467 170 151 88.8 438 17.8
65-69 2537 - - - 33 1.3
Total 10055 2730 2418 88.6 5321 52.9

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