title: [The attendance of the first screening round (2002-2003) of the Hungarian organized breast cancer screening program and its effect on the number of diagnostic and screening mammography].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Organised, nationwide screening for breast cancer with mammography in the age group 45-65 years with 2 years screening interval started in Hungary in January 2002. The aim of this study is to analyze the attendance rate of breast screening programme, including the analysis of the ratio of screening and diagnostic mammography examinations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data derive from the financial database of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration (NHIFA) covering the period 2000-2003. The ratio of women was calculated in the age group 45-65 years having either a screening mammography or a diagnostic mammography. The analysis was carried out for the years 2000-2001 (mainly opportunistic screening) before and 2002-2003 after the implementation of nationwide organized programme.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the years 2000-2001 7,26% of the women aged 45-65 had an opportunistic screening mammography while in 2002-2003 33,95% of the target population had screening mammography within the organized programme. During the same periods 19,67% (2000-2001) and 22,05% (2002-2003) of women aged 45-65 had a diagnostic mammography. Thus the total (screening and diagnostic) coverage of mammography increased from 25,85% (2000-2001) to 53,46% (2002-2003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The attendance of the Hungarian organized breast cancer screening programme - compared to the previous period before the implementation of the organized screening programme - is promising, although to achieve the expected results in mortality decrease a further improvement of the uptake is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Országos Egészségbiztosítási Pénztár, Budapest. boncz.i@oep.hu
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boncz
authors.forename: Andor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebestyén
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Döbrossy
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Péntek
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Dózsa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Csaba
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budai
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ember
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged