"Oncology (which should mean the study of tumors) is..."

[charlie]

"Oncology (which should mean the study of tumors) is really a medical religion, filled with rituals and incantation-like use of language. Despite the abundant evidence that access to medical diagnosis and treatment doesn't improve health, most people are mysteriously bound to the "health care system."...When your friends recite their version of the medical incantations, and your doctor repeats them while wearing a white jacket and expensive shoes, it seems only decent to go along with the system."