Ways to Save. Having this surgery performed at a hospital with an overnight stay will usually be the most expensive option. Discuss with your physician if this surgery can be performed as an outpatient procedure (no overnight stay).
1 Left untreated, these cancers grow and eventually spread through the colon wall to involve the adjacent lymph nodes and organs. Ultimately, they spread to distant organs such as the liver, lungs, brain, and bones.  Cancers are dangerous because of their unbridled growth and potential for spread.
Stage 3 colon cancer can further be divided into 3 categories, depending on the number of lymph nodes affected and the extent to which it has spread. Stage 3A colon cancer: Cancer has moved to the middle layers of the colon wall and has affected three lymph nodes.