Treatment services
Various specialized cancer treatment-related services are available at BC Cancer – Surrey:
*Available at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
Certain procedures, such as blood transfusions, PICC line insertions and certain drug infusions are carried out at Ambulatory Day Care located in the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre (9750 140 Street, Surrey, BC).
Chemotherapy is the treatment that involves use of chemical agents (drugs) to stop cancer cells from growing. Chemotherapy can eliminate cancer cells at sites great distances from the original cancer. As a result, chemotherapy is considered a systemic treatment.
If you need an x-ray, CT scan, or other similar test, you will be asked to visit Surrey Memorial Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging department. To reach this, go down the stairs from the hospital’s main lobby.
At some point in your treatment, you may have treatment that requires you to stay in hospital. In these cases, you will be admitted to a special unit for cancer patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital. Your cancer specialist will remain involved with your care while you are in hospital.
Lab tests are common for most cancer patients, so you will likely visit the lab at the hospital on a regular basis. Turn right as you exit BC Cancer – Surrey and you will find the lab entrance along the hallway leading to the hospital lobby.
The locally advanced breast cancer clinic cares for patients who have locally advanced breast cancer and have been referred. This service ensures that patients receive care in an expedited manner. For more information, contact the BC Cancer – Surrey Nursing Line at
604-930-4053.
The nuclear medicine service provides tests for physicians to "see" parts of a patient’s body. The Surrey Memorial Hospital Nuclear Medicine department is located off the hospital’s main lobby to the right of reception.
For more information on palliative care teams and hospice support, call
604-930-4000 or visit our
Pain & Symptom Management section.
