As a person who had a cancerous tumor removed (laryngectomy) I can't agree with your comment about Oncology.
From Wikipedia:
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with tumours. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.[1]
Oncology is concerned with:
The diagnosis of any cancer in a person (pathology)
Therapy (e.g. surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities)
Follow-up of cancer patients after successful treatment
Palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies
Ethical questions surrounding cancer care
Screening efforts: of populations, or
of the relatives of patients (in types of cancer that are thought to have a hereditary basis, such as breast cancer)
I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Glad you're doing better.
The solitary point I was not truly wanting to make (sounded too...uh...inflammatory?) was that there does seem to be an obstacle for CURES.
The big push is for "treatment" and not cures.
I re-read your post, and still not certain what part of mine you took umbrage with. No offense was meant.