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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1998. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1998 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1997
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1997 or 1998
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2879 1684 1527 90.7 2872 99.8
55-592 2031 750 682 90.9 2028 99.9
60-64 1880 340 290 85.3 545 29.0
65-69 1799 - - - 96 5.3
Total 8589 2774 2499 90.1 5541 64.5

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 13 municipalities:
HALSUA HIMANKA KANNUS KAUSTINEN KOKKOLA KRUUNUPYY KÄLVIÄ
LESTIJÄRVI LOHTAJA PERHO TOHOLAMPI ULLAVA VETELI