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 Part II: Psychosocial Analysis . . . .. 90
 Subjects . . . . . . . . .. 90
 Instruments . . . . . . . .. 93
 Procedure . . . . . . . . .. 99
 Analysis . . . . . . . . .. 100
 Limitations . . . . . . . .. 109

 IV RESULTS . . . . . . . .. .. 111

 Introduction . . . . . . . . 111
 Determining Survival Expectations . . .. .112
 Lung Cancer . . . . . . . .. 112
 Breast Cancer . . . . . . ... 119
 Rectocolon Cancer . . . . . . .. .122
 Psychosocial Analysis . . . . . .. .125
 Psychosocial Variables and Survival ... .125
 Disease Variables and Psychosocial Status . 138

 V DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 147

 Discussion . . . . . . . . .. 147
 Determining Survival Expectations . . .. .147
 Psychosocial Analysis . . . . ... .153
 Conclusions . . . . . . . .. 165
 Determining Survival Expectations . . .. .165
 Psychosocial Analysis . . . . . .. .167
 Recommendations . . . . . . . .. 171
 Determining Survival Expectations . . .. .171
 Psychosocial Analysis . . . . . .. .174

APPENDICES

 A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVIEW . . . . ... .176

 B INDEX OF VULNERABILITY . . . . . .. .178

 C INDEX OF CO-MORBIDITY . . . . . ... 180

 D CODE BOOK . . . . . . . ... 181

 E PATIENT CONSENT FORM . . . . . ... .186

 F DETERMINING SURVIVAL EXPECTATIONS:
 COMPARISON OF GROUPS USED IN REGRESSION
 ANALYSIS . . . . . . . ... 188

 G MATRIX OF INTERCORRELATIONS:
 INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES . . .. .201

REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . .. . 205

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH . . . . . . ... 215