Beta blockers are commonly used to treat heart conditions because they’re able to block the effects of stress hormones.

Now Australian researchers are uncovering their potential in stopping the progression of triple negative breast cancer.

Stress hormones can speed up the spread of cancer – so they’ve looked for a way to switch off that process.

Guest/s

• Associate Professor Michelle Halls, Monash University Institute of Pharmacological Sciences

References

• Hox-C12 coordinates β2-adrenoceptor coupling to a cAMP/calcium feedforward loop to drive invasion in triple-negative breast cancer