The document discusses how the cell cycle is regulated and how cancer cells differ from normal cells. It explains that the cell cycle is regulated by proteins both inside and outside the cell, and by chemical signals that can turn cell growth on or off. Cancer cells do not respond to the typical signals that regulate normal cell growth and division, and they grow uncontrolled into tumors. The document also covers what causes cancer, noting it is due to defects in genes that regulate the cell cycle.