Tayside is beating the national average for the proportion of women undergoing routine screening for breast cancer.
Women in Scotland aged 50 to 70 are invited to have a mammogram every three years with the aim of improving the rates for early detection and treatment.
According to NHS figures, 79.3% of eligible Tayside residents took up the offer during 2006 to 2009. Across the whole of Scotland the number was only 74.9%.
Since the breast screening programme was set up in 1988, more than 2.3 million scans have been carried out nationally and 17,000 breast cancers diagnosed.
During 2008-09 there were 1500 cases diagnosed. Half of the tumours were so small they probably would not have been detected by any other method.
The figures also show women from more deprived areas are less likely to take up an invitation for a mammogram than those from better-off areas.
Public health minister Shona Robison said, “More and more people are living with and beating cancer and the Scottish breast screening programme is one of the principal reasons why.
“In 2003 we raised the upper age range for breast screening from 64 to 70. As a result we are now screening more women and detecting more cancers than ever before.
“This early intervention means the NHS can take action against more cancers earlier, saving more lives-and women who are over 70 can continue to refer themselves for screening.
“Screening in Scotland has continued to exceed its cancer detection targets, helping contribute to a 23% fall in breast cancer mortality between 1994 and 2005.
“The programme has also introduced two-view screening-where women have two mammographic views of their breast taken-and from March 2010 this is now used in all health boards across the country.”