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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala 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 3875 2085 1974 94.7 3293 85.0
55-592 3632 2129 2033 95.5 3606 99.3
60-64 3900 922 553 60.0 2882 73.9
65-69 3669 - - - - -
Total 15076 5136 4560 88.8 9781 64.9

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 9 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RUOKOLAHTI SAVITAIPALE
TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
RAUTJÄRVI