GETTING TO END-OF-LIFE DISCUSSIONS IN ADVANCED CANCER CARE: BARRIERS AND ATTITUDES THAT LIMIT END OF LIFE COMMUNICATION FOR DISADVANTAGED LATINOS by Frances Ruth Nedjat-Haiem A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (SOCIAL WORK) August 2010 Copyright 2010 Frances Ruth Nedjat-Haiem