Cancer prevention & early detectionTakoradi, Ghana

Prevent.Detect.Empower.

Stepin gives women and communities across Ghana the knowledge, support and pathways to prevent cancer, recognise it early and act in time.

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A Stepin team member in a pink T-shirt speaks into a microphone to women seated at an outdoor community cancer education session. — Cancer education in the community · Photo: Stepin Women Foundation

A woman in a striped top stands beside a seated woman who is filling in a form at an outdoor table, with a person in a pink T-shirt standing behind.

About Stepin

We give women the knowledge to act early.

Stepin is a Ghanaian non-profit working to change when, and how, women meet the health system when cancer is involved.

We teach women what to look for, connect them to qualified care, and measure whether it worked.

What we stand for

Five areas. One pathway.

Women in colourful headwraps and dresses sit together and listen during a community outreach session.

Awareness

Plain-language cancer education, delivered where women already are.

Prevention

Acting on the risks that can be reduced: HPV, hepatitis B, tobacco and more.

Early detection

What screening exists, what it involves and where to find it.

Two Stepin team members in pink T-shirts write on forms at a table while a woman in a headscarf stands beside them at a community outreach.

Community outreach

Into churches, workplaces, schools and communities.

Empowerment

Community Champions who carry cancer education long after a visit ends.

What we’ve done

The work, in the places it happened.

Selected projects from Stepin’s archive.

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Our impact

One month of screening, in numbers.

October 2023, with Roche Ghana: Stepin’s most fully documented programme.

2,305People screened

184Issues identified

335Mammogram referrals

106Ultrasound referrals

Historical figures from the October 2023 programme report, not current annual totals. Referral counts may overlap and should not be added together. A screening finding does not by itself mean a person has cancer. More totals will be published as they are verified, see how we measure impact.

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What’s happening

What we’re doing now, and next.

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Cancer education

Know what to look for.

A free, plain-language reference for women, families and communities.

Breast cancer

Learn about prevention, symptoms and early detection.

Cervical cancer

Preventable through vaccination, screening and early treatment.

Prevention

The risks that can be reduced, and how.

Screening

What checks exist, what they involve and where to find them.

Signs & symptoms

What changes to notice, and when to see a health professional.

For information only. It does not replace advice from a qualified health professional.

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Stories

Stories from the field.

Life at Stepin

Our people, and the communities we serve.

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Our partners

Working alongside Ghana’s health system.

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How you can help.

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Volunteer

Give your time and skills.

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Partner

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The earlier we know, the earlier we can act.

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