It's a tough read without much prior knowledge but the seminal work is: Hallmarks of Cancer by Hanahan and Weinberg (I think this is an updated version: [1]).

It's a tough read without much prior knowledge but the seminal work is: Hallmarks of Cancer by Hanahan and Weinberg (I think this is an updated version: [1]). It introduces the fundamental features of all cancers. Every cancer ends up with pretty much all of these traits because of strong survivorship bias. Those that don't develop these traits die off. [1] https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(11)00127-9 https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(11)00127-9