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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kymenlaakso health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1992. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1992 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1991
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1991 or 1992
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5517 1923 1723 89.6 5508 99.8
55-592 5103 3024 2732 90.3 5099 99.9
60-64 5680 1177 1043 88.6 4488 79.0
65-69 5656 - - - - -
Total 21956 6124 5498 89.8 15095 68.8

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 12 municipalities:
ELIMÄKI HAMINA JAALA KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI MIEHIKKÄLÄ
PYHTÄÄ ANJALANKOSKI VALKEALA VEHKALAHTI VIROLAHTI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ