User:Mpograd2/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cervical screening

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this topic becuase it was rated start class, high importance within WikiMedicine Project. It is also a topic related to my career choice that I have interest in. I think this topic matters because it applies to all people of reproductive age who have a cervix and it is helpful for them to have a better understanding of the process and its goals. My preliminary impression of the article is that it is outdated. The majority of the sources are from ~2014. I know in the united states our understanding of the disease process and our screening guidelines have changed since then.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section: I think the introduction sentence is misleading. It makes it seem as though the screening process is preventative, and potentially curative. I think it would be more accurate to describe it as a screening process with the goal of identifying cervical cancer/abnormal cells in the early stages so that appropriate treatment may be initiated before progression of the disease. It also has quite a bit of information that I don't think is strictly relavent to the screening process itself and doesn't need quite as much detail in the lead section.

Content: Not up to date. I'd also propose reorganizing the article to have recommendations below the descriptions of the types of screenings. I'd separate the general description of the testing technique which is in the screening process section from the removal of abnormal cells section which I think should be toward the end.

Other: It appears neutral. The sources are largely not recent. The images do not enhance understanding of the topic. It might benefit from a section about potential results and follow up treatments with links to those appropriate articles for further information.