Figure 1From: Early and very early hepatocellular carcinoma: when and how much do staging and choice of treatment really matter? A multi-center study Survival rate in " very early " and " early " HCC. Patients with "very early" HCC survived longer (median 60 months, 95% CI 47–72) than patients with "early" disease (42 months, 95% CI 38–46). The difference is highly statistically significant (p < 0.003).Back to article page