Denise,
I don't know where you live in Georgia, but I had cancer treatment (external beam radiation) in the southern part of Georgia in 2005 at a hospital that touts itself as a cancer center. I deeply regret it, as I have on-going terrible side effects from the treatment and I'm still on a feeding tube and probably always will be. I was very, very dissatisfied with the standard of care I received there. If you have the opportunity and the means to get state-of-the-art treatment, GO FOR IT!! I tell everyone I know to go to a large teaching hospital if they are diagnosed. You won't regret it, but you might if you settle for the status quo. Best of luck to both of you.