Obviously cancer is not to be taken lightly. But you would be surprised at the number of people that I talk to every week that are near major NCI comprehensive cancer centers (within 2 hour drive), and choose to go to some small regional hospital because it is closer to home. Letting geography dictate your treatment center is a huge mistake. This is something that, within your abilities to be seen by them, you want to be with the best of the best, in a multidisciplinary dedicated cancer center. Cancer usually only gives you one chance to beat it. Here is link to the top 50 cancer centers in the US. Link