Situation at June 2002 |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Name of the project or programme | Copenhagen |
| Set-up policies in general: Guidelines from national board, published in 1986, 1998 | |
| Start of screening activities: | 1991 |
| Organisation of screening activities (centralised/decentralised): |
Centralised |
| Number of screening programmes: | 1 |
| Target population: | 40.000 |
| Coverage: at regional level (%) | No national programme |
| Participation: at regional level (%) | No national programme |
| Set-up policies in detail | |
| Screening interval: (yrs) | 2 years |
| Mammographic views: Initial screening | Two views |
| Subsequent screening | One or two views |
| Double reading % of all mammograms | 100 % |
| Future plans | |
| Expansion of the screening activities | To all of Denmark in ten years |
| Accreditation / certification activities? | None |
| For more information on screening activities in Denmark you can contact: |
Mrs. Dr. Elsebeth Lynge Institute of Public Health Department of Epidemiology University of Copenhagen Blegdamsvej 3 DK-2200 Copenhagen N Denmark Tel: ++45-35-327635 Fax: ++45-35-327383 E-mail: elsebeth@pubhealth.ku.dk |
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More information can be found in the following documents: * Mammography Screening Evaluation Group H:S Copenhagen Hospital Corporation. Mammography screening for breast cancer in Copenhagen April 1991-March 1997. APMIS. 1998; 106 (suppl 83): 1-44. *Christensen LB, Rank FE, Blichert-Toft M, Christiansen T, Jorgensen T, Dunn S, Jenssen LB, Vejborg IMM, Tange UB, Mouridsen H, Lynge E. Mammografiscreening i Kobenhavns Kommune 1991-1997. Ugeskr laeg 2002; 164; 191-5 * Tange UB, Hirsch FR, Jensen M-B, Olsen AH, Blichtert-Toft M, Rank FE, Vejborg IMM, Mouridsen H, Lynge E Mammografiscreening i Kobenhavns Kommune - Kliniske konsekvenser efter de forste tre screeningsrunder. Ugeskr laeg 2002; 164; 1036-40 * Tange UB, Hirsch FR, Jensen M-B, Olsen AH, Blichtert-Toft M, Rank FE, Vejborg IMM, Mouridsen H, Lynge E Mammografiscreening i Kobenhavns Kommune - Populationsresultater fra de forste tre screeningsrunder. Ugeskr laeg 2002; 164; 1048-52 * Vejborg IMM, Olsen AH, Jenssen M-B, Rank F, Tange UB, Lynge E. Early outcome of mammography screening in Copenhagen 1991-1999. J Med Screen |
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