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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2009. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2009 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2008
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2008 or 2009
Coverage
% of population
50-54 15786 10456 8982 85.9 15761 99.8
55-59 17364 7243 6339 87.5 17300 99.6
60-64 18194 11036 9724 88.1 16065 88.3
65-69 12268 3435 3042 88.6 8455 68.9
Total 63612 32170 28087 87.3 57581 90.5

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 29 municipalities:
AURA KAARINA KOSKI TL KUSTAVI KEMIÖNSAARI LAITILA LIETO
LOIMAA LÄNSI-TURUNMAA MARTTILA MASKU MYNÄMÄKI NAANTALI NOUSIAINEN
ORIPÄÄ PAIMIO PUNKALAIDUN PYHÄRANTA PÖYTYÄ RAISIO RUSKO
SALO SAUVO SOMERO TAIVASSALO TARVASJOKI TURKU UUSIKAUPUNKI
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