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, which is defined as the loss of the capacity of an organism to function as a whole as a result of the irretrievable cessation of its critical functions (circulation, respiration and consciousness), has been considered to be a radical, clear-cut event (a) or a progressive, continuous process (b).