Posts with tag "maura tierney"

Maura Tierney Opens Up About Her Battle Against Breast Cancer

Posted Sep 9th 2010 at 06:50 PM by PopEater Staff

Actress Maura Tierney graces the cover of this week's Parade Magazine--and in the accompanying story, she talks about finding a lump in her breast, her diagnosis of breast cancer, and how life has changed since she found out. Even though Tierney played a surgeon on TV for many years, she didn't like going to the doctor in real life. "I was so, so scared of going to the doctor. I felt something, ...

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Maura Tierney Will Return To TV on 'Rescue Me'

Posted Apr 7th 2010 at 07:59 AM by Andrew Scott

Maura Tierney is on her way to a speedy recovery. The actress, who last year was forced to drop out of the NBC drama 'Parenthood' to undergo treatment for breast cancer, will reprise her role as Kelly McPhee on 'Rescue Me,' according to an exclusive report from TV Guide. But don't get too excited: While Tierney has already filmed some of her scenes, executive producer and star Denis Leary ...

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Tierney Drops Show to Treat Cancer

Posted Sep 11th 2009 at 06:45 AM by PopEater Staff

With her career in full swing and roles in multiple shows, 44-year-old 'ER' veteran Maura Tierney is dropping everything to undergo further treatment for breast cancer. Tierney announced on Thursday that she was dropping out of NBC's new series 'Parenthood' in order to treat the disease, of which she claims her doctors are optimistic about the outcome. Tierney also had a major role on the ...