How beta blockers might "switch off" breast cancer spread

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Recorded29 Aug 2025

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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/sAssociate Professor Michelle Halls, Monash University Institute of Pharmacological SciencesReferencesHox-C12 coordinates β2-adrenoceptor coupling to a cAMP/calcium feedforward loop to drive invasion in triple-negative breast cancer

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