Muslim Cancer Support Resource Library

North Carolina & Triangle Resources

Find Muslim-centered community, cancer navigation, hospital support, practical assistance, treatment lodging, and survivor scholarships in North Carolina and the Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill Triangle.

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Start with your hospital navigator or social worker

UNC, Duke, and other North Carolina cancer programs may have nurse navigators, social workers, financial counselors, interpreters, chaplains, transportation assistance, lodging referrals, and local support programs. Ask what is available through your treatment center before paying for outside services.

Cancer Navigation Resources

Muslim Community in North Carolina

Connect with Muslims affected by cancer

Muslim-centered support can help patients, survivors, caregivers, and families feel less isolated while navigating local hospitals, treatment, recovery, faith, family responsibilities, and everyday life.

Muslim Cancer Support Community Group

Founded in North Carolina

Muslim Cancer Support is a North Carolina–based nonprofit bringing faith-centered care, practical guidance, and peer support to patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones navigating a cancer diagnosis. Our private Facebook group offers a safe, compassionate space to ask questions, share stories, and build lasting support systems. Rooted in North Carolina, our reach extends to Muslim communities nationwide and around the world. No one has to face cancer alone.

Best for Muslim patients, survivors, caregivers, families, and supporters

Format Private online community

Cost Free; request membership and answer the group questions

Community topics may include: Local hospital experiences, Muslim chaplaincy, halal food, transportation, treatment, survivorship, caregiving, faith, family concerns, grief, and practical resources.

Join the Private Facebook Group Visit Muslim Cancer Support

Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill

Local hospital navigation and supportive care

Triangle cancer centers provide more than medical treatment. Patients and families may also have access to navigation, counseling, support groups, survivorship services, practical resources, rehabilitation, spiritual care, and family support.

UNC Lineberger Support & Nurse Navigation

Chapel Hill

UNC Lineberger’s Patient and Family Resource Center serves as a central location for education, practical resources, support, local referrals, relaxation services, and connections to the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program. UNC oncology nurse navigators help coordinate care, appointments, education, communication, and referrals.

Best for UNC cancer patients, caregivers, and families

Location N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill

Access Many services are included with UNC cancer care

Ask UNC about: A Muslim chaplain or imam, prayer space, halal food, interpreters, modesty preferences, transportation, lodging, family support, Ramadan planning, and culturally responsive counseling.

Patient & Family Resource Center UNC Nurse Navigators Call PFRC: 984-974-8100

Duke Cancer Support Services

Durham, Cary & Raleigh

Duke Cancer Support Services provides support during and after treatment, including patient navigation, clinical social work, counseling, support groups, survivorship care, rehabilitation, nutrition, child and teen support, palliative care, pastoral services, and self-image resources.

Best for Duke cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and families

Availability Duke cancer locations in Durham, Cary, and Raleigh

Cost Many support services are offered at no additional charge

Ask Duke about: Muslim chaplaincy, halal food guidance, interpreters, prayer space, modesty-sensitive care, family counseling, transportation, lodging, and virtual support options.

Explore Duke Support Services Duke Patient Resources Call 919-684-4497

Statewide Practical Assistance

Find food, housing, transportation, utilities, and local services

Cancer-related needs often extend beyond healthcare. A statewide referral service can help locate nearby programs based on a city, county, or ZIP code.

NC 211

Statewide Referral Service

NC 211 connects North Carolina residents with verified local resources for food, housing, utility assistance, healthcare, transportation, caregiving, financial needs, government benefits, and other health and human services.

Best for North Carolina residents needing practical or community help

Availability Telephone help 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Cost Free and confidential; support is available in most languages

When calling: Ask about mosque-based assistance, Muslim charities, halal food, transportation, interpreters, rent or utility support, caregiver help, and services near your hospital or ZIP code.

Search NC 211 Resources Dial 2-1-1 Call 888-892-1162

Chapel Hill Treatment Lodging

Affordable lodging near UNC Hospitals

Patients traveling for lengthy treatment, surgery, transplant, or other serious medical care may need a safe place for themselves and their caregivers to stay near the hospital.

SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals

Adult Patient Lodging

SECU Family House provides affordable lodging and a supportive community for eligible adult patients receiving care through UNC Hospitals, as well as their family members and caregivers. Referrals are made through the patient’s UNC healthcare team.

Best for Adult UNC patients and families traveling to Chapel Hill

Eligibility Generally for patients living more than 50 miles away with a UNC care-team referral

Cost Affordable nightly lodging; rates and room availability apply

Before your stay: Ask about halal or vegetarian food, kitchen access, prayer space, room privacy, visitors, transportation, medication storage, and the number of family members permitted.

Visit SECU Family House Learn How to Stay Call 919-932-8000

Education & Survivorship

Scholarships for survivors connected to the Carolinas

Cancer can interrupt school and create lasting financial challenges. Survivor scholarship programs may help eligible students continue college, graduate school, trade school, or certificate programs.

Cancer for College – Carolinas Scholarships

Survivor Scholarships

Cancer for College provides need-based scholarships and educational opportunities for cancer survivors. Its Carolinas scholarships are available to eligible applicants who are from or attending school in North Carolina or South Carolina.

Best for Cancer survivors pursuing eligible post-secondary education

Application One application may be considered for multiple scholarships

Timing Applications generally open November 1 through January 31

Application tip: Explain how cancer affected your health, education, finances, family responsibilities, goals, service, resilience, and future plans. Confirm eligibility and dates for the current cycle.

View Carolinas Scholarships Explore Available Scholarships Review Eligibility FAQs

Planning for cancer care in the Triangle

Appointments in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill may involve travel, parking, multiple buildings, long clinic days, and coordination between several healthcare teams.

Confirm the exact location Large health systems have multiple cancer centers and clinics. Confirm the building, floor, parking deck, entrance, and arrival time before leaving home.

Ask about transportation and parking Ask whether the hospital offers parking validation, shuttles, transportation assistance, wheelchair help, or drop-off areas near the clinic.

Prepare for a long appointment day Bring medications, chargers, water when permitted, snacks, a jacket, medical records, questions, insurance information, and a list of emergency contacts.

Ask about virtual options Counseling, support groups, navigation, survivorship, follow-up, and selected consultations may sometimes be available by phone or video.

Coordinate records between systems Ask how UNC, Duke, community oncologists, primary care, and outside specialists will exchange imaging, pathology, treatment summaries, medication lists, and laboratory results.

Request help early Lodging, transportation, financial assistance, interpreters, and support programs may require advance notice, eligibility screening, or a referral from the healthcare team.

Faith-sensitive requests at North Carolina hospitals

Hospitals may not know what matters to you unless you tell them. Share your individual preferences with your nurse navigator, social worker, physician, chaplain, or patient-relations team.

Muslim spiritual care Request a Muslim chaplain, imam, local mosque connection, Quran, prayer support, or a general hospital chaplain who will respect your beliefs.

Prayer space and qibla Ask where the chapel, meditation room, quiet room, or other suitable prayer space is located and whether staff can help identify qibla.

Halal food and medications Ask about halal meals, vegetarian alternatives, outside food, kitchen access, medication ingredients, and consultation with a pharmacist or dietitian.

Privacy and modesty Explain preferences involving clothing, examinations, room privacy, personal care, visitors, and same-gender clinicians when reasonably available.

Ramadan and fasting Discuss fasting with the oncology team before Ramadan, especially during chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, transplant, active symptoms, or medication schedules.

Family communication Identify whom the patient wants involved while protecting consent, confidentiality, medical decision-making authority, and the patient’s personal wishes.

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