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Breast Cancer is the leading malignancy among women. Every 69 seconds a woman somewhere dies from this disease. The fight against the disease is a global one and Ghana is no exception. Breast Care International (BCI) a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with the vision to be a leading breast healthcare organisation in Africa and the world is providing enabling environment to control the incidence of breast Cancer in women. BCI has over the past twelve years been conducting outreach programs for women, especially those in deprived communities in Ghana: educating, and screening the public for breast cancer - a disease that has a matchless attitude to destroy the lives of women in their prime. On Saturday the 12th April, 2014, a medical team from BCI and Peace and Love Hospitals led by Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai, President of BCI and CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, gave a pictorial presentation to the Kumasi Diocesan Methodist Women Fellowship on breast cancer, a disease that has become a matter of public health concern globally. The methods of investigation that include ultra-sound scan, mammography and clinical breast examination were explained to the participants. They were informed that breast cancer is treatable and curable if detected early. The women were taught how to properly perform their own Breast Self Examination. Dr. Wiafe donated 1,000 pieces of breast sense kits to the women to enable them conduct their Breast Self-Examination monthly. The women were given the opportunity to ask questions, answers were given to the satisfaction of all gathered. The President of the Diocesan Women�s Fellowship, Madam Dora Twumasi Boamah on behalf of the women expressed her gratitude to Dr. Wiafe and her team for their efforts and support. She added �this is the first of its kind� in the group. The medical team clinically screened all the one thousand (1,000) women for breast diseases, particularly breast cancer. Some suspected cases were referred for further investigations and management.