Cameroon like other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries is not prepared to cope with the worsening burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that accounts for 31% (3% due to cancers) of total deaths in the country . Нe country does not meet 6 of the 9 World Health Organization (WHO) targets of health system response to NCDs; this includes the absence of a national population-based cancer registry. In its 2016-2027 health sector strategy Cameroon engaged itself to ensure availability of quality health information at all levels for evidence based decision-making. Breast Cancer (BC) is the commonest cancer in Cameroon. Data on cancers from the Cameroon health system are still incomplete while those from global health partners are obtained Dіer extrapolation. Data published by the Ministry of Health revealed that cancers were responsible for 4.5% of deaths in 2016. In comparison, during the same year the following conditions contributed to the death toll as follows: tuberculosis (2.1%), liver cirrhosis (2.4%), road trDٹc accidents (4.4%), cardiovascular diseases (11.6%) and neurological diseases (0.9%).