 ##  [Armitage–Doll Multistage Model of Carcinogenesis](/index.php/armitage-doll-multistage-model-carcinogenesis) 

  ##  [Armitage–Doll Multistage Model of Carcinogenesis](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/armitage-doll-multistage-model-carcinogenesis-0) 

  
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**Health &amp; Life Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A mathematical framework proposing that cancer arises through a sequence of multiple, rate‑limiting stages (biological events or transitions) whose accumulation over time produces characteristic age‑incidence patterns; in its simplest form, the model predicts a power‑law relationship between age and incidence tied to the number of rate‑limiting stages.