In rural areas are there any surgical oncologists?

Possibly: These highly specialised surgeons are often in major cities, but some may be close to rural communities. You could look at the american college of surgeons web site. There also is a the american college of oncologic surgeon. A google search might better answer that question.

Yes: Yes, there are. You can find surgical oncologists across the country via this website: www.Surgonc.Org.

Unlikely: Surgical oncologists require a source of patients and sophisticated hospital facilities to provide the resources for their work. Generally cities of 200,000 persons or more can do this. General surgeons do much of the surgical oncology in smaller towns and rural areas, referring the more complex cases to larger cities with such surgeons or medical schools.