Administration of melatonin during chemotherapy may prevent some chemotherapy-induced side effects, particularly myelosuppression and neuropathy. Oncologists often prescribe drugs (Leukine) that work in a similar way as melatonin to protect the immune system.
Definition: Mortality is incidence of death in a population. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would die in some period of time. Contrast to morbidity. Terms related to Mortality: 1  Morbidity. 2  Reinsurance.  Indemnity.
Death is simply the loss of life, so this is a. circular definition at best. Unless one can detect life, death is a meaningless concept, and hence a very inade-. quate criterion for defining life. Complexity. Finally, the astronauts might cut up. the blob, to see if it is complexly organized.