Colon Cancer Conquered By Mary Crompton Click Here Limited Time Offer Special Bonus If your colon is susceptible to cancer due to heredity or predetermined hormones in your genetic code, you can be at more danger of contracting colon cancer. If gone untreated the cancer can spread to your lymph nodes, liver, blood, or lungs.The cancer can spread fast and can be in your body without you even knowing about it. Over 2,000,000 people will develop colon cancer in a year and within those numbers over 50,000 people will die. Colon cancer can happen to you at any age but statistically it occurs in people age 35 and upwards. Women and children can develop colon cancer just as frequently and as severe as adult men.