Books

Natalie Angier, Natural Obsessions. New York: Warner Books, 1989. Fascinating account of the first discoveries of oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes.

Gerald P. Murphy, Lois B. Morris, and Dianne Lange, Informed Decisions. New York: Viking, 1997. Book sponsored by the American Cancer Society that describes the nature of and treatments for different types of cancer and how to live with cancer.

Harold Varmus and Robert A. Weinberg, Genes and the Biology of Cancer. New York: Scientific American Library, 1993. Somewhat technical but well-illustrated account of the changes in genes and cell chemistry that underlie cancer.

Robert A. Weinberg, Racing to the Beginning of the Road. New York: Harmony Books, 1996. Account of the discoveries and personalities in one of the country's foremost cancer research laboratories during the 1970s and 1980s.

Periodicals

Lawrence K. Altman, "Drug Shown to Shrink Tumors in Type of Breast Cancer by Targeting Gene Defect," New York...