An antagonist of FERM domain-containing protein 4A (FRMD4A) and/or of the Hippo pathway for use in a method of treating a cancer in a mammalian subject, wherein the cancer is selected from: squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), an epithelial cancer, an adenocarcinoma and a carcinoma is disclosed, as well as related methods of treatment of cancer, methods of screening and generating such antagonists, including anti-FRMD4A antibodies.