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Country fact sheet: Cyprus (Index year: 2013)

Age group 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Age unknown Total

Interval

Screening interval (months) 0 0 24 24 24 24 0 0 12

Population (personally invited)

Target population 29 398 25 242 23 976 19 193 97 809
Annual target population 14 699 12 621 11 988 9 597 48 905
Women invited 4 906 4 689 5 012 4 778 19 385
Invitation coverage (%) 33.4 37.2 41.8 49.8 39.6

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Women screened 1 991 2 036 2 129 1 935 2 8 093
Examination coverage rate (%) 13.5 16.1 17.8 20.2 16.5

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 325 193 156 132 1 807
Negative 1 638 1 819 1 955 1 785 1 7 198
Referral for further assessment (%) 16.3 9.5 7.3 6.8 50.0 10.0

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 264 148 118 107 637
Not done 61 45 38 25 1 170
Further assessment participation rate (%) 81.2 76.7 75.6 81.1 78.9

Outcome

Negative 318 187 147 125 777
Benign lesions
CIS detected 2 3 1 2 8
Invasive breast cancer 4 3 8 5 20
Other histology