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.
Demography: geographic study of population. Natural increase: births minus deaths in a given population. Crude birth rate (CBR or natality): number of live births per year per 1,000 people. Crude death rate (CDR): number of deaths per year per 1,000 people. Mortality: There are two useful ways to measure mortality; infant mortality rate and life expectancy. The IMR reflect a countrys health care system and life expectancy measures the average number of years a baby can expect to live.