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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kainuu 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 3153 1844 1648 89.4 3136 99.5
55-592 2444 977 897 91.8 2279 93.2
60-64 2412 152 134 88.2 491 20.4
65-69 2467 - - - - -
Total 10476 2973 2679 90.1 5906 56.4

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