You are an oncologist specializing in colon cancer. A patient presents to you with disease that has spread to his bones and liver and there is no treatment available. What stage cancer is this?2345 Solution Answer is Stage IV (4) Stages of colon cancer are: Stage 0 It is very early cancer and it will be affecting the innermost layer of the intestine Stage I In stage I, cancer is seen in the inner layers of the colon Stage II In stage II, cancer is seen spreading through the muscle wall of the colon Stage III In stage III, cancer is seen spreading to the lymph nodes Stage IV In stage IV, cancer is seen spreading to other organs outside the colon In case, of colon cancer, at stage IV, it will be spreading to the distant location in the body (liver, lungs, bones, distant lymph nodes or other sites). At this stage there is no cure for this cancer or patient will be left with very few options. Stage 0 It is very early cancer and it will be affecting the innermost layer of the intestine Stage I In stage I, cancer is seen in the inner layers of the colon Stage II In stage II, cancer is seen spreading through the muscle wall of the colon Stage III In stage III, cancer is seen spreading to the lymph nodes Stage IV In stage IV, cancer is seen spreading to other organs outside the colon.