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Practice Editing Here (Nov 23rd in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Assignment # 3
Proposed changes
 * Note: You will be emailing your assignment # 3 directly to your tutor, however, please paste a version here that excludes your personal information. This will allow us to support your efforts on Wikipedia prior to editing "live" in the article.

Add the following to the “Signs and symptoms” section of the Wikipedia article on Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer:

“Two-thirds of colon cancers occur in the proximal colon, and common signs and symptoms include blood in the stool, diarrhea or constipation, and unintended weight loss … The most common symptom of endometrial cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding.”

Rationale for proposed changes

Currently, the “Signs and symptoms” section only discusses the prevalence and age of onset of various cancer types among individuals with Lynch syndrome, and does not actually mention any signs and symptoms of these cancers. Since this information might be relevant to patients and the general public, I decided to discuss the most common signs and symptoms for colon and endometrial cancers. Based on the article talk page, there does not appear to be controversy surrounding this particular proposed change, but I will be mindful of any feedback I receive after sharing the proposed edits with the Wikipedia community.

Critique of source

I abandoned the source I had chosen in Assignment 2, a literature review on colon cancer symptoms, in favour of information published by the American Cancer Society (ACS). This is because the ACS guidelines are more recent (2019 vs 2015) and perhaps better represent a clinical consensus by drawing upon a wider range of sources. One drawback of the ACS source is that it does not contain an assessment of the clinical utility of symptoms like the previous source did, which might be of interest for a reader looking for higher level information.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

 * This will also be covered on Nov 23rd in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template