1. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening October 18, 2007 My von Euler-chelpin EUROCHIP Panel of Experts Meeting

2. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Status: Screening for breast cancer National coverage by the end of 2007 from 115000 invited every 2 years to 670000 invited every 2 years

3. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Participation EU Guidelines: AcceptableDesirable >70% >75% Denmark: (average first 4 rounds) CopenhagenFunen 66% 84%

4. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Participation

5. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Publications with acknowledgements to EUROCHIP2 von Euler-Chelpin M, Olsen AH, Njor S, Vejborg I, Schwartz W, Lynge E. Socio-demographic determinants of participation in mammography screening. Int J Cancer 2007; doi: 10.1002/ijc.23089. von Euler-Chelpin M, Olsen AH, Njor S, Jensen A, Vejborg I, Schwartz W, Lynge E. Does educational level determine screening participation? Eur J Cancer Prev 2007; (in press).

6. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Table 3. Relative risk of sometime use and never use of organised mammography screening in a capital area (Copenhagen municipality, 1991-1999) compared with an urban/rural area (Funen county, 1993-2001), Denmark. Sequentially adjusted. Never use of mammography screening was 3 times more frequent in the capital of Copenhagen than in the urban-rural area of Funen. This difference prevailed even when all demographic and health care use variables were controlled for indicating the existence of a true urbanity factor in screening participation.

7. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Apart from region the main predictors of never use were not having used dental services and not having been in contact with a primary care physician

8. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening Not being married, not being Danish, and being older also increased the risk of becoming a never user of mammography screening.

9. Centre for Epidemiology and Screening To increase participation, attention should be given to women not using other types of primary health care. The results offer possibilities for targeted information. Whether this is desirable or not depends on local policy.

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