Comparative outcomes of operable non-inflammatory and non-metastatic inflammatory breast cancer in Morocco: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Breast cancer in Moroccan women exhibited more aggressive behavior, with diagnosis often occurring at younger ages and more advanced stages. IBC patients had significantly worse outcomes compared with stage III non-IBC patients. Our findings underscore the importance of multimodal treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, in improving survival, particularly for stage III and IBC patients. Early-stage (I-II) disease was associated with favorable outcomes.