"Funding at present is woefully inadequate - it's among the worst resourced fields in cancer research, " said John Edwards, consultant thoracic surgeon and chair of the British Mesothelioma Interest Group.

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Later in the year, as the network makes room for the return of Idol and 24, it will roll out Dollhouse, another sci-fi drama about a group of young adults imprinted with different personalities (think a brain surgeon) for different assignments.

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"You couldn't have had a larger group of physicians in one spot, " said Dr. Albert Pendleton, an orthopedic surgeon who was part of the medial contingent for the marathon.

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