Is it even possible to find a "cure" for cancer? Or can we only ever find quick and reliable treatments?

Im not the best at cellular biology, but i do sort of remember that cancer is a kind of physical damage to cells. And this damage seems to be caused randomly (other than through radiation) and such, doesn't seem like something that can be eradicated, or easily protected against.

IDK, maybe there are options like engineering our own cells to detect and kill cancer cells, before they under go mitosis. Or something like nanites, bacteria, or something akin to a cellular blockchain.

But those all sound a bit sci-fi to me. Which makes me think that cancer will continue to plague humanity for all of time.

For now it really looks like our best option is just surgery.