User:Anelised/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cervical cancer staging

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article due to its importance to women's healthcare and the relative deficiency in the quality of the article. Currently, the article is written in such a way that it is difficult to understand, particularly for someone who is not in the healthcare field. Additionally, there is extraneous information that is likely not important for the general public to know when understanding cervical cancer staging.

Evaluate the article
An important article about the staging of a highly preventable type of cancer, the article on cervical cancer staging is difficult to understand for the general population.

In evaluating the content of this article, there are several notable gaps and deficiencies:


 * There is no overview of cervical cancer. While there is a hyperlink to the wiki page on cervical cancer, I feel that the lack of any background on cervical cancer whatsoever makes this page more difficult to understand and the introduction harsh. I believe that the addition of a brief overview of cervical cancer and how cancer spreads will add greater context to this article.
 * In the second paragraph, there is an extensive listing of the previous staging modalities for cervical cancer. While this information may provide historical context, it is not vital enough information about the current staging process for cervical cancer. As such, this information is unnecessary in its current location and may be better served elsewhere in the article.
 * There is a notable lack of explanation of the different processes that combine to help inform staging. These are listed from a historical perspective, but not as a current process that individuals go through when facing a cervical cancer diagnosis. It may be beneficial to add a section in about what various tests, imaging, and procedures are involved in gathering information for staging.
 * The pathological information listed is incorrect. Additionally, there is no information given about why different histopathological grades of cancer are significant. The addition of this information will help readers to better understand the aggressiveness of different grades of cervical cancer.
 * The images used to illustrate the stages of cervical cancer are beneficial for the reader to better understand cervical cancer staging.
 * Overall, the tone of the article is neutral and non-biased. Information is presented educationally. The article currently features word choice not geared towards the average population, thus potentially making it difficult for many people to understand. Attention should be paid to the grammar and word choice of this article to ensure that it is appropriate and best suited for the general population.
 * Several of the citations used are highly beneficial for this article. For example, the reference to the FIGO staging criteria from 2018 and 2019 is appropriate given that this is the basis for all staging criteria of cervical cancer. Few additional citations will likely be needed, and the majority of the focus will instead be spent on utilizing the existing citations in the best manner possible.
 * Some facts listed in the article are without a citation. Care will need to be placed in ensuring that all information listed is cited appropriately.
 * While the talk page has some interesting discussion points and highlights that this page was the focus of a previous WikiMed course in 2021, there has been no discussion about improving this article in recent years. This further demonstrates that emphasis on improving this article is needed.
 * Overall, this article has a good starting point for information about cervical cancer staging, however, the citations are currently referenced inefficiently and the article lacks context that would help improve the readability of it. I will aim to improve the comprehension of this article for the general public by focusing on grammar, word choice, background information, and the best usage of the citations listed.