Situation at June 2002 |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Name of the project or programme | Stockholm Screening Programme |
| Set-up policies in general: Guidelines from national board, published in 1986, 1998 | |
| Start of screening activities: | 1989 |
| Organisation of screening activities (centralised/decentralised): |
Centralised |
| Number of screening programmes: | 1 |
| Target population: | 180.000 |
| Coverage: at regional level (%) | 100 % |
| Participation: at regional level (%) | 75 % |
| Set-up policies in detail | |
| Screening interval: (yrs) | 2 years |
| Mammographic views: Initial screening | Two views |
| Subsequent screening | One - two views |
| Double reading % of all mammograms | 100 % |
| Future plans | |
| Expansion of the screening activities | Political decision to include age group 40-49 |
| Accreditation / certification activities? | No |
| Link to home page screening activities www: | www.sll.se/halsound |
| Name of the authors: | |
| For more information on screening activities in Sweden and the county of Stockholm you can contact: |
Dr. Sven Törnberg Cancer Screening Unit Oncologic Centre Karolinska Hospital S - 17176 Stockholm Sweden Tel.: ++46-8-51773194 Fax: ++46-8-327760 E-mail: sven.tornberg@smd.sll.se Profession: oncologist |