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Country fact sheet: Finland (Index year: 2014) / Male

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

Interval

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

Population (personally invited)

Target population 191 222 158 967 350 189
Annual target population 95 611 79 484 175 095
Person invited 28 148 15 711 43 859
Invitation coverage (%) 29.4 19.8 25.0

Examinations

Person screened 15 864 10 139 26 003
Examination coverage rate (%) 56.4 64.5 59.3

Result (All tests in the invitation cohort)

Positive 605 389 994
Negative 15 217 9 723 24 940
Inadequate 42 27 69
Referral for further assessment (%) 3.8 3.8 3.8

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 494 307 801
Not done 110 73 183
Further assessment participation rate (%) 81.7 78.9 80.6

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion 93 56 149
Adenomas (all) 175 95 270
Advanced adenomas 25 7 32
Colorectal cancers 19 15 34
Other lesions 207 141 348