HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer of the cervix was once a dreaded disease, one of the most common causes of cancer death in American women.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer of the cervix was once a dreaded disease, one of the most common causes of cancer death in American women.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to screen American women for cervical cancer have gotten better, but improvement is still needed.

Reuters - Findings from a review of published studies suggest that the newer liquid-based cervical cancer tests are no better than the conventional Pap test for checking for signs of cervical cancer. However, definitive research in this area is lacking, so the authors are calling for large randomized controlled trials.