Surrey chemo suite expands to 39 chairs with $1.4M in donations
Published 11:00 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Greater access to timely cancer care is promised at an expanded chemotherapy suite at the BC Cancer facility in North Surrey.
Six new treatment chairs will increase the centre’s treatment capacity by 20 per cent, BC Cancer Foundation said at a news conference Monday (April 20).
More than 500 donors came together from across Surrey, White Rock and the broader Fraser region to raise $1.4 million to make the expansion possible.
There are now 39 treatment chairs at the 96 Avenue facility, one of BC Cancer’s six regional care centres.
Up to 420 additional treatments monthly will “significantly reduce wait times, helping approximately 370 patients begin treatment sooner every month, easing the stress and uncertainty that can come with delays,” BC Cancer Foundation estimates.
White Rock’s Manjit Lit was among donors who supported the foundation’s fundraising campaign to expand the chemotherapy space in Surrey. “Inspired by the cancer journey and fundraising efforts of late community leader Avtar Singh Virdi, Manjit rallied his peers to raise an incredible $260,000.”
BC Cancer Foundation is now fundraising $30 million to build a second BC Cancer centre in Surrey by 2030. Details are posted on the website bccancerfoundation.com/fraser.
The Fraser region accounts for one-third of annual cancer diagnoses in the province, with more than 10,000 new cancer cases diagnosed each year.