NHS North East London Cancer Alliance project 2024/26

Our project for 2025/26 is coming to end but we are continuing our support work in the community with ongoing on line courses and access to our support videos  and will be continuing to work with local organisations and community groups to offer advice and sessions. 

 We delivered a number of awareness and exercise sessions including healt

Our project for 2025/26 is coming to end but we are continuing our support work in the community with ongoing on line courses and access to our support videos  and will be continuing to work with local organisations and community groups to offer advice and sessions. 

 We delivered a number of awareness and exercise sessions including health walks, community events and workshops.  

This year our focus included awareness of skin cancer and lung cancer, two of the fastest growing now in the UK, as well as those where screening takes place - breast, bowel and cervical cancer and testing for prostate cancer where survival rates are now much higher with early detection and treatment. We ran on line courses to support menopause and pelvic health, as well as producing more videos.

We welcome enquiries from potential venues, community groups and organisations in Newham to work with. If you would like us to deliver to your group or organisation, please get in touch to discuss.  

Jenny joined BEAT ( Beckton Environmental Action Team) on their walks and litter pick sessions to provide information, resources and support around staying safe outdoors in the sun and skin cancer awareness plus how getting active can reduce your risks of some other cancers, with prizes won for residents interaction with our quizzes. 

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Jenny joined BEAT ( Beckton Environmental Action Team) on their walks and litter pick sessions to provide information, resources and support around staying safe outdoors in the sun and skin cancer awareness plus how getting active can reduce your risks of some other cancers, with prizes won for residents interaction with our quizzes. 

If you are interested in BEAT's work or sessions, contact them: 

BEATBeckton@gmail.com 

We hope to join them at further sessions this year. 

We ran an online breath work course to help reduce stress and anxiety, a risk factor for many cancers, and to help participants become more body aware and comfortable when talking to medical professionals or attending appointments. 

We will be running further workshops and will get in touch with all those who registered but could not join 

We ran an online breath work course to help reduce stress and anxiety, a risk factor for many cancers, and to help participants become more body aware and comfortable when talking to medical professionals or attending appointments. 

We will be running further workshops and will get in touch with all those who registered but could not join the first course

If you are interested, get in touch and in the meantime check out our short video. 

Simple breath work practice 

https://youtu.be/-_4TKDnhrXc

This short 3 minute video with Karen introduces breath work to assist in reducing stress and calming anxiety, ideal as support for anyone going to cancer appointments or waiting for test results. 

Our  online pelvic floor course and support session via zoom and  a What's App support group to focus on pelvic floor health were a great success.  We will be running further online courses and hopefully some in person sessions with Uzmaa.  

Increased urination and changes in bowel movements is often talked about as a sign of some cancers,

Our  online pelvic floor course and support session via zoom and  a What's App support group to focus on pelvic floor health were a great success.  We will be running further online courses and hopefully some in person sessions with Uzmaa.  

Increased urination and changes in bowel movements is often talked about as a sign of some cancers, but as we age our pelvic floor muscles do get weaker, or as a result of birth trauma. Learn some simple breath work and exercises to look after your pelvic floor, along with some of the signs to talk to your GP about. These sessions are open to anyone, for yourself or to be aware and offer support to others around you. 

Register your interest. 

If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to a group or organisation, please get in touch. We have a support manual to accompany our course. 

In the meantime - you could watch our short videos  outlining simple pelvic floor exercises which could help improve continence and weak bladder issues in a matter of weeks.  The videos are suitable for men and women. 

 Prostate Health  click to access the video  

Cervical Cancer Screening:

https://youtu.be/dFeJA5XVvEk

Whilst most women will go through menopause in their early 50's, some women will experience this earlier and women going through some cancer treatments or surgery can go through medical menopause at an earlier age. Managing symptoms can be very stressful. This course aims to talk through the menopause journey, with explanations and discus

Whilst most women will go through menopause in their early 50's, some women will experience this earlier and women going through some cancer treatments or surgery can go through medical menopause at an earlier age. Managing symptoms can be very stressful. This course aims to talk through the menopause journey, with explanations and discussions on common symptoms and coping mechanisms. We also talk about breast cancer and others, which can become more common and risks after menopause. 

Exercise, breath work and advice on nutrition are included 

In 2024/5 Uzmaa ran face to face sessions in various venues :

East Ham College ; Salvation Army Wellbeing Cafe;

Canning Town Library; Jack Cornwell Centre

Ibrahim Mosque ; Katherine Road Community Centre; Atherton Leisure Centre.  

We will be running sesssions at more venues in 2025.

  Take a look at our video which includes some simple exerci

In 2024/5 Uzmaa ran face to face sessions in various venues :

East Ham College ; Salvation Army Wellbeing Cafe;

Canning Town Library; Jack Cornwell Centre

Ibrahim Mosque ; Katherine Road Community Centre; Atherton Leisure Centre.  

We will be running sesssions at more venues in 2025.

  Take a look at our video which includes some simple exercises to aid in hip mobility, release the spine, assist in allevaition of sciatic pain  with breath work which could help to make your screening appointment more comfortable. 

Cervical Cancer Screening:

https://youtu.be/dFeJA5XVvEk

Online sessions ran in March via zoom. 

If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to your group or organisation, please get in touch 

 Dave can explore symptom's, tell you more about the PSA test which can help with early detection and help rule out cancer if you are concerned about symptoms (which could be linked to a number o

Online sessions ran in March via zoom. 

If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to your group or organisation, please get in touch 

 Dave can explore symptom's, tell you more about the PSA test which can help with early detection and help rule out cancer if you are concerned about symptoms (which could be linked to a number of things other than cancer) and look at some simple exercises to improve and maintain pelvic and prostate health . 

In the meantime - you could watch our short video outlining simple pelvic floor exercises which could help improve continence and weak bladder issues in a matter of weeks. 

 Prostate Health  click to access the video