'Master' proto-oncogene regulates stress-induced ovarian cancer metastasis
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins -- known as Src -- leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones. The researchers report that beta blocker drugs mitigate this effect and reduce cancer deaths by an average of 17 percent.