Nocam, I feel that none of us can or should pick your hospital for you. Lots of the ones mentioned are very good. Could you get different ideas at different hospitals? Of course. I think you are going to have to decide yourself, unless something Kelly tells you will make a difference.
I did go to MD Anderson, & I live 11 hours away in Kansas. But we could drive it in a day, so that was one reason why I went there. I lived there in an apartment for treatment. A driver from the apartment complex picked me up & took me to my appointments. I had places to exercise, and I could get food fairly easily. My sisters-in-law took turns staying with me with my husband flying in on weekends. In retrospect, it was probably easier on me in some ways being there than being at home & having to drive at least an hour each way every day.
One reason these hospitals are recommended is the volume of patients they see who have oral cancer of some form.
Good luck with your decision. Anne
SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021
