Here's what to look for at a cancer centre:

- affiliation with a university med school or equivalent, where the oncologists teach as adjunct faculty and are actively involved in research (this will make sure they're up on the latest treatments)
- multidisciplinary teams with good coordination (e.g. you have a single shared chart that they all work from), possibly as part of a larger hospital network — for example, your radiation oncologist should be able to refer you to colleagues who are medical oncologists, urology oncologists, cardiologists, hematologists, or whatever else you need
- you have access to help outside of appointments, e.g. a patient hotline answered by oncology nurses who can escalate your questions to the doctors as needed and get back to you quickly
- not essential, but nice to have: a bloodwork lab that's part of the facility and can turn around results quickly (hours, not days or weeks)