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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1997. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1997 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1996
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1996 or 1997
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2882 1753 1552 88.5 2867 99.5
55-592 2557 1077 955 88.7 2546 99.6
60-64 2366 128 116 90.6 267 11.3
65-69 2524 - - - 41 1.6
Total 10329 2958 2623 88.7 5721 55.4

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:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI