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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2008 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2007 or 2008
Coverage
% of population
50-54 4813 2887 2582 89.4 4813 100.0
55-59 5102 2454 2198 89.6 5094 99.8
60-64 4908 1137 1016 89.4 2276 46.4
65-69 3782 - - - 15 0.4
Total 18605 6478 5796 89.5 12198 65.6

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 10 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI
SAVITAIPALE TAIPALSAARI YLÄMAA