To investigate the early detection proportion of gastrointestinal carcinomas (esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer) in public hospitals in Hunan Province.

We analyzed the data of 2023 collected from the Provincial Medical Quality Control Center for Department of Gastroenterology in Hunan Province, to calculate the early detection proportion of the above three gastrointestinal carcinoma, as well as to explore the risk factors of early detection proportion.

A total of 120 public hospitals reported relevant data, and a total of 3647 cases of esophageal cancers were detected, among whom 555 cases were in early stage with an early detection proportion of 15.22%; a total of 8453 cases of gastric cancers were detected, among whom 1281 cases were in early stage with an early detection proportion of 15.15%; a total of 15416 cases of colorectal cancers were detected, among whom 3278 cases were in early stage with an early detection proportion of 21.26%. And we used 15%, 15% and 20% as the cut-off value to divided the proportion as high and low, and further analysis found that the early detection proportion did not correlate with the grade, teaching hospital or not, city location, numbers of doctors performing endoscopy and the volume of endoscopy in the hospital.

The early detection proportion of gastrointestinal carcinomas (esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer) in Hunan Province was relatively low, and need improvement.