"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.
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.
"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.