In the link from my previous post, the Understanding section will help to give you tons of info. It even has many things you will want to ask your doc. Im certain you will find it very helpful.

I also suggest checking out the links for the best hospitals and CCCs. Im sorry but the facilities you mentioned I am not familiar with. That does not mean they are bad places or they provide minimal care. When I think of CCCs, I think of the big names (Sloan Kettering, Johns Hopkins, MD Anderson to name a few) which are the top cancer centers in the US. I dont know if the facilities you mentioned are CCCs or not. Its a bit late for me to look thru the links to find out how they stack up. Ive seen far too many places make it appear as if they are a CCC or a CC (cancer center) or affiliated with one. It gets a bit tricky to figure all that out so Im sure your friend will be a big help.