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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Kymenlaakso health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2002. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2002 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2001
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2001 or 2002
Coverage
% of population
50-542 7695 4703 4178 88.8 7697 100.0
55-592 7020 2775 2496 89.9 7011 99.9
60-64 5397 422 385 91.2 1129 20.9
65-69 4904 - - - - -
Total 25016 7900 7059 89.4 15837 63.3

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