Impact of invitation schemes on breast cancer screening coverage: A cohort study from Copenhagen, Denmark.

ABSTRACT: Background The purpose of mammography screening is to decrease breast cancer mortality. To achieve this a high coverage by examination is needed. Within an organized screening programme, we examined the impact of changes in the invitation schedule on the interplay between coverage and participation. Method We studied nine cohorts aged 50-51 when first targeted by mammography screening in Copenhagen, Denmark. Population data were retrieved from the Danish Civil Registration System; invitation and attendance data from the screening programme database. Data were linked using unique personal identification numbers. Coverage by invitation was defined as (number of invited women/number of targeted women), coverage by examination as (number of screened women/number of targeted women), and partici

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5414897 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature