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TABLE B8 Health Care 

Community Health and Prevention: Cancer screening  
England   Numbers and percentages


  1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000

Cervical screening programme              
               
               
Coverage at end of year (percentage of target population) 87 84 84 84 84 84 84
women screened - all ages (thousands) .. 3,756 3,161 3,066 3,756 3,212 3,591
percentage with non-negative test results - all ages (1) 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.7 7.8 7.9 8.1
               
Breast screening programme              
Coverage at end of year (percentage of target population) .. 64 65 66 66 ..  
Women screened - aged 50-64 (thousands) 961 976 976 1,007 1,060 ..  
Cancer detected per 1,000 women screened - aged 50-64 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 ..  

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TABLE B8 Health Care 
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