cancer:

cancer, xxvi, xxviii, 10, 13, 22, 23, 25, 38, 41, 42, 45–48, 53, 61, 104, 147, 151, 163, 165, 167–77, 181–185, 189, 191–193, 197, 198, 200–203, 207–211, 213–215, 225–227, 233, 234, 243, 244, 246

diagnosis, 37–39, 42, 155, 162, 170, 174

patient, 13, 22–24, 150, 151, 174, 175, 177, 182, 189, 226, 227, 246

prognosis, 40, 42, 176

online support group, xxiv–xxvii, 1, 14, 20, 23, 31, 55, 222, 225–227, 243

role, xxviii, 174, 181–85, 188, 189, 191–193, 197, 198, 200–203, 207–211, 214, 246

stages, xxx, 22

support group, xxv, 10, 148, 226, 227, 242, 243

treatment, xxvi, 37–39, 41, 44, 47, 48, 151, 168, 169, 173, 226, 227

Cant, Bob, 5, 7

caregivers, 23, 24, 162, 175, 189, 227

caring/concern, 36, 39, 44, 45, 53, 161, 165, 181, 232, 233, 246

Cassel, John, 1, 5, 6

causes of death, 151, 152, 154, 245

centrality:

betweenness, 65

closeness, 18, 65, 220

Freeman Degree, 65, 67, 74, 80, 82, 84, 85, 94, 97, 104, 117, 124, 125, 127

centralization index:

indegree, 66–68, 112, 117, 135

network, 66, 67, 80, 81, 112, 134

outdegree, 66–68, 112, 134

chat room, xxiv, 21

chatting, 2, 31, 40, 48, 51, 53, 55, 145, 184, 213, 234, 244

Chaudoir, Nancy, 22

chemotherapy, 13, 38, 41, 42, 150, 151, 226, 227

Chen, Qimei, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 225

Chenault, Brittney, 21

Christie, Bruce, 19

clear-cut request; see also requests, 40, 41

clique, 16, 17, 76, 79, 92, 101, 102, 111

closeness; see also centrality, 18, 65, 220

cluster, 16, 62–64, 82, 84, 94, 102, 104, 116, 117, 136, 245

Cobb, Sidney, 5–7, 10, 11

coding scheme, 2, 27–33, 36, 39, 43, 44, 50, 55, 56, 221, 244

Cohen, Carl, 5, 9

Cohen, Sheldon, 31, 225

commonality:

lifestyle, 12, 155, 174

major cancer role, xxviii, 174, 181, 189, 191–193, 197–204, 207, 208, 210, 211, 214

communication studies, 228

community, 20, 24

computer-mediated group, 32, 55

CONCOR, 75–78, 91, 110

content analysis, xxv, 24, 28

Conway, Terry, 10

coping resources, 6

core periphery:

model, 60, 117, 124, 135, 146

procedure, 124

structure, 125, 135

coreness:

measures, 125

values, 125, 127

Costigan, James, 179

Cotton, Shelia, 221