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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kymenlaakso health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5682 4665 4248 91.1 4656 81.9
55-592 5137 2087 1864 89.3 5131 99.9
60-64 5759 2239 1982 88.5 3426 59.5
65-69 5605 - - - - -
Total 22183 8991 8094 90.0 13213 59.6

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 12 municipalities:
ELIMÄKI HAMINA JAALA KOTKA KOUVOLA KUUSANKOSKI MIEHIKKÄLÄ
PYHTÄÄ ANJALANKOSKI VALKEALA VEHKALAHTI VIROLAHTI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ