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 a fact of life that everyone will go through one day and the following are the 10 most fascinating stages oneâs body experiences immediately following death if the body is exposed to a natural decay and not preserved by processes such as embalming.