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Tuesday 15 December 2015

Breast saving op plus radiation has better results in early stage cancer

Asset gap between rich and poor is stabilising

Women with early stage breast cancer are more likely to live for a further 10 years if they have radiation rather than full amputation, according to researchers at the Dutch oncological and palliative research centre IKNL.The... More >

Psychiatric patients causing more problems

Housing

One in three housing corporations say they are experiencing more problems with difficult or troubled tenants since the government began... More >

Many carers feel overstretched: survey

Society

Some four million people in the Netherlands help take care of ailing relatives or friends, but one in three admit to losing patience... More >

Volkswagen's fiddle wins Dutch word prize

Tech & Media

Sjoemelsoftware (software which influences the result of tests, as in the Volkswagen emissions fiddle) has been voted Dutch Word of the Year... More >

Asylum claims to hit new record in 2015

Politics

The number of asylum claims in the Netherlands is expected to reach a new record level in 2015, the justice ministry said on Monday.So far this year... More >