From the activity
Cancer Week recap
A 39-second view of the screening and outreach.
The story
Knowledge led to a check.
Cancer Week made space for people to ask questions and get screened. More than 200 guests were screened, alongside education about breast cancer, early detection and self-examination. The value of the week lay in turning awareness into a chance to act.
Findings that deserve follow-up
The screenings identified two HPV-positive results, one breast lump and two enlarged prostates. These are screening findings, not cancer diagnoses. Blood pressure checks also identified about five people who were advised to seek medication and follow-up care.
Taking the conversation to workplaces
HEAT also visited House of Damaris, a Ghanaian fashion house with more than 50 workers, and Polish’d, a female-led business with at least 20 staff. These visits extended the week’s health conversation into working communities; the staff figures describe the workplaces, not a separate count of people screened.
What we can say so far
The program reached more than 200 guests for screening and surfaced findings that merited further attention. HEAT has not reported verified diagnoses or longer-term follow-up outcomes for those individuals.