In the univariate analysis, variables associated with cancer-related death were age (HR: 1.029, p = 0.003), fibrosis grade (HR: 1.209, p = 0.015), pre-operative serum AFP level (HR: 1.308, p = 0.026), tumor stage (HR: 1.854, p = 0.003) and pre-operative serum WFA+-M2BP level (HR: 3.178, p < 0.001). Here, AFP is linked to cancer.