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Country fact sheet: United Kingdom (Scotland) Scotland / (Index year: April 2013 to March 2014)

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	36	36	36	36	0	0	0
Population (personally invited)
Target population			198 454	174 954	163 449	150 992				687 849
Annual target population			66 152	58 318	54 483	50 331				229 284
Women invited			66 275	59 099	53 189	58 107				236 670
Invitation coverage (%)			100.2	101.3	97.6	115.4				103.2
Examinations (All tests in the year)
Women screened			46 823	43 092	39 587	42 925				172 427
Examination coverage rate (%)			70.8	73.9	72.7	85.3				75.2
Result (All tests in the year)
Positive			3 776	1 664	1 439	1 709				8 588
Negative			43 047	41 428	38 148	41 216				163 839
Referral for further assessment (%)			8.1	3.9	3.6	4.0				5.0
Further assessment (all positive)
Done			3 751	1 660	1 431	1 698				8 540
Not done			25	4	8	11				48
Further assessment participation rate (%)			99.3	99.8	99.4	99.4				99.4
Outcome
Negative			3 433	1 362	1 061	1 227				7 083
Benign lesions			42	15	13	13				83
CIS detected			47	48	48	55				198
Invasive breast cancer			233	230	291	367				1 121
Other histology

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