An Easy Guide to Bowel Cancer Screening
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+ Good quality images have been used.
+ The layout is simple and easy to follow, and the information has been broken down into small sections.
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- The document would benefit from some text to reinforce the message of the symbols.
- Some of the symbols are not reflective of the message conveyed
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An Easy Guide to Cervical Screening
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+ The images that have been used are of a big enough size.
+ The layout of the pages is simple and uncluttered.
- The text needs to be broken down into smaller chunks of information.
- When the text is broken down, more symbols need to be added to reinforce the message.
- Some of the language needs to be made simpler, as jargon remains in the text.
- Some of the symbols need to be made more reflective of the meaning of the text.
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An Easy Guide to Having a Colonoscopy
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- The document would benefit from some text to reinforce the intended message.
- Some of the images used may not copy well.
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Biopsy
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+ The information has been broken down into manageable sections.
+ It is clear which part of the text the symbols relate to.
+ The layout is simple and easy to follow.
+ Good quality symbols have been used.
- Symbols could be more reflective of the meaning of the text.
- There is not enough explanation about how the procedure will be performed to convey the intended meaning.
- Some of the symbols could be spaced out more.
Chemotherapy
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+ The layout of the pages is simple and easy to follow.
+ The symbols used are good quality.
+ It is clear which symbols relate to each section of text.
- Some of the symbols need to be spaced out more on the page.
- Some of the symbols should be changed for symbols that reflect the meaning of the text.
- Some of the text needs to be broken down into shorter sentences.
- Some of the language used needs to be simplified as some medical jargon words.
Looking after my balls
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+ Good quality images, that are reflective of the meaning of the text have been used.
+ It is clear which section of text the images relate to.
+ The language used is simple and written in easy to read sections.
+ The layout of the pages is simple and easy to follow.
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My Boobs and Me
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+ The information has been broken smaller sections, making it more manageable.
+ The images that have been used are good quality, and overall, are reflective of the meaning of the text.
+ It is clear to see what the information is intended to convey; this is due to the use of clear images.
- Some of the wording could be easier to understand. Some jargon has been used e.g. 'at risk', 'family history', and this may be difficult to understand.
- The layout is difficult to follow as the photos are not consistently placed on one side of the page. This makes it difficult to see which image relates to each section of text.
What is cancer
This document has been rated 4* because;
+ Good quality images have been used.
+ The symbols have been spaced out and t is clear which part of the text they relate to.
+ The layout of the page is simple, and easy to follow.
+ The language has been simplified, and jargon words explained.
- Some of the symbols could be made more reflective of the meaning of the text.
- Some of the information could be broken up into smaller sections.