Author: Kadi Heinsalu • December 28, 2023
Comparing the screening plans of Finland and Estonia, the Finns intend to expand the target groups much more boldly than is currently the case in Estonia. At the same time, Estonia has already successfully tested some things that are still being studied in the country.
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Bowel cancer screening was launched there only last year (invitations were sent to 420,000 people, ed.) and in 2024 people who will be 60 years old and older this year will be invited to take the exam, he writes yle.fi. But until 2031 the age drops, until even 56-year-olds are invited to take the exams. The upper age limit this year is 74 years. “This is the first year that all age groups will be included and there will be 700,000 invitations,” said the head of screening at the Finnish Cancer Registry. Tweety Sarkeala.
2023-12-28 05:07:52
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