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Recently approved by the [[FDA]], '''postmortem chemotherapy''' is a radical form of medical treatment in which "a ray of hope is offered to those who are no longer with us" by administering chemotherapy anywhere within 1 month and up to 5 years after a patient's death.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/fda-approves-groundbreaking-postmortem-chemotherapy-protocol/ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol(Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Patient Selection'''
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Candidates for '''postmortem chemotherapy''' most undergo a rigorous selection process during which they must prove their lack of functional status with an ECOG status of 5 but still show they are clearly still "a fighter."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/hospital-morgue/ Hospital Morgue Morning Rounds Initiated After Family Insists Patient “is a Fighter”(Gomerblog)]</ref> Patients usually must undergo [[Transthoracic Echocardiogram|transthoracic echocardiogram]] (or [[Amazon Echocardiogram|TTE]]) in order to monitor for and avoid cardiotoxicity as is the case with doxorubicin-based '''postmortem chemotherapy''' regimens.
If '''postmortem chemotherapy''' continues its current rate of success, then, by the end of 2017, 100% of decreased patients should remain dead.
'''Other Reading'''
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* [[Autoimmune]]
* [[Chemotaxis]]
* [[Mass]]
* [[Pork Chop]]
* [[Postmortem Antibiotics]]
* [[Remission]]
* [[Terminal Illness]]