Practices, knowledge and beliefs of colorectal cancer patients and their providers prescription practices regarding anemia and oral iron supplementation

1) To assess the prevalence, types and dosage of oral iron supplements which oncology providers prescribe to CRC patients by reviewing CRC patients' electronic health records.

2) To determine the percentage of CRC patients diagnosed with IDA who follow through with their prescribed oral iron treatment, the amount and types of oral iron supplements which they take, factors associated with the use of oral iron supplements and their knowledge on using oral iron supplements using a patient self-report online survey.

3) To elicit the modal salient beliefs of CRC survivors underlying informed decision-making regarding oral iron supplementation via focused face-to-face interviews.

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