Cancer

Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin star in the adaptation of Jodi Picoult's weeper about a young girl at odds with her parents because they conceived her to be a donor for her cancer-stricken sister (Sofia Vassilieva, "Medium''). Extras:...

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...there on the surface at all times." Before filming, Vassilieva visited several cancer hospitals, where she found inspiration in the strength and will power of the patients and their families. The role was more than a paycheck for...

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...I could do soberly and elegantly.'' Diaz plays Sara, a mother driven to save her cancer-stricken daughter (Vassilieva), even if it means jeopardizing the health and sanity of her younger daughter (Breslin). Diaz might seem an unorthodox choice...

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And Diaz wasn't about to make sure that the girls ate healthy food. However, the treats weren't all fun for Vassilieva, who plays a cancer sufferer in the film. "Sofia was on a special diet for the whole movie and her discipline was...

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...of shooting My Sister's Keeper. The film deals with death, too. Diaz plays a mother, Sara, whose older daughter, Kate (Medium's Sofia Vassilieva) is stricken with cancer. She and her husband (Jason Patric) have conceived a second daughter,...

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...and be able to finish the work I had to finish." The film, based on the Jodi Picoult novel, tells the story of a family coping with the cancer of the older daughter (Vassilieva). Diaz plays a loving but unyielding mother who has...

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...Keeper." The film, which opens Friday, deals with death, too. Diaz plays a mother, Sara, whose oldest daughter, Kate ("Medium's" Sofia Vassilieva) is stricken with cancer. She and her husband (Jason Patric) have conceived a second...

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By Bob Thompson, Canwest News ServiceJune 29, 2009 Sofia Vassilieva, who plays Cameron Diaz's cancer-stricken daughter in My Sister's Keeper, also has a role on TV's Medium. Photograph by: New Line, Alliance Atlantis Sofia...

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Sofia Vassilieva, who plays Sara's cancer-stricken daughter Kate, won the role after Dakota Fanning ( Charlotte's Web, War Of The Worlds), who was originally cast, refused to shave her head for the part and dropped out of the film. Her...

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