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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Varsinais-Suomi health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1993. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1993 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1992
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1992 or 1993
Coverage
% of population
50-542 11285 5041 4599 91.2 11010 97.6
55-592 10769 5382 4818 89.5 10602 98.4
60-64 11192 4192 3442 82.1 9324 83.3
65-69 11547 3529 3021 85.6 6159 53.3
Total 44793 18144 15880 87.5 37095 82.8

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 53 municipalities:
ALASTARO ASKAINEN AURA HALIKKO HOUTSKARI INIÖ KARINAINEN
KIIKALA KISKO KORPPOO KOSKI TL KUSTAVI KUUSJOKI LAITILA
LEMU LIETO LOIMAA LOIMAAN KUNTA MARTTILA MASKU MELLILÄ
MERIMASKU MIETOINEN MUURLA MYNÄMÄKI NAANTALI NAUVO NOUSIAINEN
ORIPÄÄ PARAINEN PAIMIO PERNIÖ PERTTELI PUNKALAIDUN PYHÄRANTA
PÖYTYÄ RAISIO RUSKO RYMÄTTYLÄ SALO SAUVO SOMERO
SUOMUSJÄRVI SÄRKISALO TAIVASSALO TARVASJOKI TURKU UUSIKAUPUNKI VAHTO
VAMPULA VEHMAA VELKUA YLÄNE

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
DRAGSFJÄRD KAARINA KEMIÖ PIIKKIÖ VÄSTANFJÄRD