Can I create a thread that can modify the user interface, and that I can abort?

private delegate void DoUIStuffDelegate(Thing1 arg1, Thing2 arg2);
private void doUIStuff(Thing1 arg1, Thing2 arg2)
{
    control1.Visible = false;
    this.Controls.Add(arg1.ToButton());
    ...
    control100.Text = arg2.ToString();
}

...

private void backgroundThread()
{
    Thing1 arg1 = new Thing1();
    Thing2 arg2 = new Thing2();

    this.Invoke(new DoUIStuffDelegate(doUIStuff), arg1, arg2);
}

Thread uiStuffThread = null;

public void OnEventFired()
{
    if (uiStuffThread != null)
        uiStuffThread.Abort();

    uiStuffThread = new Thread(backgroundThread);
    uiStuffThread.Start();
}

private delegate void DoUIStuffLine1Delegate();
private delegate void DoUIStuffLine2Delegate(Thing1 arg1);
...

private delegate void DoUIStuffLine100Delegate(Thing2 arg2);

private void doUIStuffLine1()
{
    control1.Visible = false;
}

private void doUIStuffLine2()
{
    this.Controls.Add(arg1.ToButton());
}

...

private void doUIStuffLine100(Thing2 arg2)
{
    control100.Text = arg2.ToString();
}

...

private void backgroundThread()
{
    Thing1 arg1 = new Thing1();
    Thing2 arg2 = new Thing2();

    this.Invoke(new DoUIStuffLine1Delegate(doUIStuffLine1));
    this.Invoke(new DoUIStuffLine2Delegate(doUIStuffLine2), arg1);
    ...
    this.Invoke(new DoUIStuffLine100Delegate(doUIStuffLine100), arg2);
}

Thread uiStuffThread = null;

public void OnEventFired()
{
    if (uiStuffThread != null)
        uiStuffThread.Abort();

    uiStuffThread = new Thread(backgroundThread);
    uiStuffThread.Start();
}

private void doUIStuff()
{
    Thing1 arg1 = new Thing1();
    Thing2 arg2 = new Thing2();

    control1.Visible = false;
    this.Controls.Add(arg1.ToButton());
    ...
    control100.Text = arg2.ToString();
}

Thread uiStuffThread = null;

public void OnEventFired()
{
    if (uiStuffThread != null)
        uiStuffThread.Abort();

    uiStuffThread = this.GetNiceThread(doUIStuff);
    uiStuffThread.Start();
}

void worker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        try {
          Action<Action> update = thingToDo =>
          {
              if (worker.CancellationPending) throw new SomeException();
              this.Invoke(thingToDo);
          };

          //...
          string tmp = "abc"; // long running
          update(() => this.Text = tmp);

          tmp = "def"; // long running
          update(() => textbox1.Text = tmp);
        } catch (SomeException) {
          e.Cancel = true;
        }
    }

private Thread workerThread;

        private AsyncOperation operation;

        public event EventHandler SomethingHappened;

        public MySynchronizedClass()
        {
            operation = AsyncOperationManager.CreateOperation(null);

            workerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(DoWork));

            workerThread.Start();
        }

        private void DoWork()
        {
            operation.Post(new SendOrPostCallback(delegate(object state)
            {
                EventHandler handler = SomethingHappened;

                if(handler != null)
                {
                    handler(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                }
            }), null);

            operation.OperationCompleted();
        }

bw = new BackgroundWorkerExtended();
bw.DoWork += (DoWorkEventHandler)work;
bw.WorkerSupportsCancellation = true;
//bw.WorkerReportsProgress = true;
bw.RunWorkerCompleted += (RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler)workCompleted;
//bw.ProgressChanged+=new ProgressChangedEventHandler(bw_ProgressChanged);
bw.RunWorkerAsync();