Editorial Comment to Health‐related quality of life after carbon‐ion radiotherapy for prostate cancer: A 3‐year prospective study

In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.1 Despite the statement dating back to more than half-century ago, health has mostly kept on being assessed in terms of mortality, morbidity and adverse events. Currently, the concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is increasingly considered a fundamental...