After being diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2009, Quarrington continued his plans to embark on various concert tours with Porkbelly Futures, while continuing to produce his own solo CD and the Porkbellys third release; complete his non-fiction memoir "Cigar Box Banjo: Notes on Life and Music" (Greystone Books, May 2010), deliver multiple screenplays for episodes of a television series for Shaftesbury Films ("Notes on Euphoria", dir. John L'Ecuyer) as well as star in a documentary film initiated by friend and colleague Judith Keenan; the film, "Paul Quarrington: Life in Music", is an adaptation tied to his written memoir.