Absolutely, I have quite a few I'd recommend. If you tell me more about your background and what you're looking for, I can refine my recommendations further.

Either way, the first thing you have to know is that it's a huge huge field, and you won't find any single book that introduces you well to every subtopic (it's just impossible), and the amount of background/support knowledge you need in order to be able to fully and critically appreciate even basic research papers is pretty enormous.

General biochem and cell bio:

- https://www.amazon.com/Biochemistry-Reginald-H-Garrett/dp/13...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Molecular-Cell-Biology-Harvey-Lodish-d...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Lehninger-Principles-Biochemistry-Davi...

Biotech:

- https://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Biotechnology-Principles-Ap...

Cell signaling:

- https://www.amazon.com/Cell-Signaling-Wendell-Lim/dp/0815342...

Immunology:

- https://www.amazon.ca/Janeways-Immunobiology-Paperback-Versi...

- https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Inflammation-Charles-Ser...

Microbiology:

- https://www.amazon.com/Jawetz-Melnick-Adelbergs-Medical-Micr...

- https://www.amazon.com/Microbiology-Laboratory-Fundamentals-...

Embryology:

- https://www.amazon.com/Developmental-Biology-Michael-J-F-Bar...

Haematology:

- https://www.amazon.com/Hematology-Clinical-Practice-Fifth-Me...

Genetics and bioinformatics:

- I actually have never found a great textbook, please let me know if you know of any.

Anatomy & physiology (leaning more towards human & medical):

- https://www.amazon.ca/Human-Anatomy-Physiology-Elaine-Marieb...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Guyton-Hall-Textbook-Medical-Physiolog...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Medical-Physiology-Walter-Boron-PhD-dp...

Basic/general medicine (don't shoot me I'm trying to keep the list short and general):

- https://www.amazon.ca/Robbins-Cotran-Pathologic-Basis-Diseas...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Cecil-Essentials-Medicine-Edward-FIDSA...

- https://www.amazon.ca/Harrisons-Principles-Internal-Medicine...

Neuroanatomy (deserves a mention, one of my all time favs):

- https://www.amazon.ca/Neuroanatomy-through-Clinical-Cases-Bl...

USMLE step 1 prep materials are surprisingly good outlines, but not great for an introduction on their own:

- https://www.amazon.ca/First-USMLE-Step-Thirty-first/dp/12604...

Cancer:

- I don't know of any good textbooks on the subject, but once you have some of the fundamentals of biochem under your belt, start reading the papers referenced here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hallmarks_of_Cancer

> it looks complicated, but it doesn't tell us anything

That's because the vast majority of the detail has been omitted in order to make it look pretty. Here is a slightly more detailed version: http://primalmeded.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/metabolism.jp...

And another: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MJisxWVfZPA/UEF_-1krN-I/AAAAAAAAr9...

For more info, read Principles of Biochemistry: http://www.amazon.com/Lehninger-Principles-Biochemistry-Davi... (and if you aren't familiar with organic chemistry: http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-1st-Edition-ebook/dp...)