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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 1993. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1993 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1992
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1992 or 1993
Coverage
% of population
50-542 13409 8152 7273 89.2 12932 96.4
55-592 11831 6277 5499 87.6 11799 99.7
60-64 11750 2918 1647 56.4 7538 64.2
65-69 11522 265 132 49.8 358 3.1
Total 48512 17612 14551 82.6 32627 67.3

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 33 municipalities:
ARTJÄRVI ASKOLA ELIMÄKI HAMINA JAALA JOUTSENO KERAVA
KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI
MIEHIKKÄLÄ MYRSKYLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NURMIJÄRVI PORNAINEN PORVOO PORVOON MLK
PUKKILA PYHTÄÄ RUOKOLAHTI SAVITAIPALE SIPOO ANJALANKOSKI SIUNTIO
TAIPALSAARI VALKEALA VEHKALAHTI VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
ESPOO HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ INKOO IMATRA
JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJAA KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KAUNIAINEN LAPINJÄRVI LILJENDAL
LOHJA LOHJAN KUNTA LOVIISA NUMMI-PUSULA PERNAJA POHJA RAUTJÄRVI
RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ SAMMATTI TAMMISAARI TUUSULA VIHTI