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UPDATED 15.02.2012 14:36

Organised breast cancer screening programme in Finland in the invitation year 2009. Numbers and percentage distribution of screened women, referrals to further examinations and to surgery, and histologically confirmed diagnoses by age groups. Information registered from 338 municipalities (out of 348).

Age group¹ Screened Referral Additional
mammogram Ultra-
sonography Fine-needle
biopsy Surgery Histological diagnosis
Benign Malignant Unknown

n n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %

50-54 95369 3061 3.21 2087 2.19 2867 3.01 103 0.11 567 0.59 135 0.14 421 0.44 11 0.01
55-59 65984 1542 2.34 1090 1.65 1428 2.16 58 0.09 422 0.64 68 0.10 347 0.53 7 0.01
60-64 85298 1900 2.23 1389 1.63 1757 2.06 70 0.08 662 0.78 82 0.10 565 0.66 15 0.02
65-69 19789 456 2.30 352 1.78 440 2.22 20 0.10 181 0.91 14 0.07 167 0.84 - -
Total 266440 6959 2.61 4918 1.85 6492 2.44 251 0.09 1832 0.69 299 0.11 1500 0.56 33 0.01

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

	n	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
50-54	95369	3061	3.21	2087	2.19	2867	3.01	103	0.11	567	0.59	135	0.14	421	0.44	11	0.01
55-59	65984	1542	2.34	1090	1.65	1428	2.16	58	0.09	422	0.64	68	0.10	347	0.53	7	0.01
60-64	85298	1900	2.23	1389	1.63	1757	2.06	70	0.08	662	0.78	82	0.10	565	0.66	15	0.02
65-69	19789	456	2.30	352	1.78	440	2.22	20	0.10	181	0.91	14	0.07	167	0.84	-	-
Total	266440	6959	2.61	4918	1.85	6492	2.44	251	0.09	1832	0.69	299	0.11	1500	0.56	33	0.01