In general, MD Anderson in Houston is considered #1, Sloan-Kettering in NYC #2, etc. based on a US News & World Report listing of cancer centers. The Mayo Clinic in MN might an especially good one around you, or Cleveland Clinic in OH.
See http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/cancerThey are probably great for 2nd opinions, though some might feel a bit like a factory mill.
But it's not fair to rely on any one list of cancer centers. It really depends what kind of treatment is needed and whether the criteria any given list used is relevant to your needs. For example, for research-in-progress on mutation-targeted treatments, MGH in Boston (Alice Shaw) and maybe U of Colorado (Ross Camige) may be research leaders, although their discoveries eventually make it through the publication process a few months later and then all oncologists could know about them.
Cancer Treatment Center of America seem to be hit or miss. Some patients love them. They certainly to cater to their patients well and have good "image marketing" (e.g., "we give you options"). But I've heard a couple of adenocarcinoma patients who CTCA gave up on this year (i.e., 'can't anything more for you') without even doing any mutation testing. Yet some other patients have gotten mutation testing via their doctor at CTCA. There's also the issue of whether your insurance will recognize them or not (often not).
Here's another list, though not using a particular criteria:
https://www.inspire.com/groups/lung-cancer-survivors/discussion/node-sampli ng#cmnt_2691706
Best hopes
-This information was given through www.inspire.com from a Lung Cancer survivor who spends a lot of time researching and helping others find answers to their questions about cancer.
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