WhatsApp Cancer Symptom Checker Uganda
Kebeza Cancer Check is a WhatsApp-first cancer symptom guidance tool designed to help people in Uganda understand warning signs, know when symptoms may need urgent review, and find practical next steps.
Why a WhatsApp cancer checker matters
Many patients first notice a breast lump, abnormal bleeding, persistent cough, difficulty swallowing, bowel changes, urinary symptoms, a swelling, or a changing skin lesion at home.
The challenge is not only awareness. The challenge is knowing whether the symptom may need medical review and where to go next.
What Kebeza Cancer Check does
The tool gives structured, text-only guidance through WhatsApp. Users select the symptom area, answer number-based questions, and receive non-diagnostic guidance.
Symptoms covered by the tool
Lumps, nipple changes, ulcers, skin changes, armpit nodes.
Bleeding after sex, irregular bleeding, discharge, pelvic pain, screening gaps.
Difficulty swallowing, vomiting, black stool, recurrent upper abdominal pain.
Blood in stool, bowel habit changes, abdominal swelling, weight loss.
Persistent cough, coughing blood, chest pain, shortness of breath.
Blood in urine, difficulty passing urine, night urination, bone pain.
Fast-growing, fixed, ulcerated, painful, or function-limiting swellings.
Non-healing wounds, changing dark spots, new growing patches.
Important safety note
Kebeza Cancer Check does not diagnose cancer. It helps users recognize symptoms that may need medical assessment and guides them toward appropriate next steps.
Future scale
The model can expand with Luganda and other African languages, regional referral directories, verified private diagnostic centres, and public health campaigns.
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