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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala 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 4630 2806 2495 88.9 4636 100.1
55-59 5061 2006 1785 89.0 5061 100.0
60-64 5195 1625 1471 90.5 3105 59.8
65-69 3711 - - - 7 0.2
Total 18597 6437 5751 89.3 12809 68.9

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 9 municipalities:
IMATRA LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI SAVITAIPALE
TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA