More than 700 cancer advocates are in Washington D.C. this week in support of cancer policy, including some from right here in Tennessee. The volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network are meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, like senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn. They’ll stress the importance of maximum federal investment in cancer research and prevention programs. That funding is under threat after the Trump administration proposed cuts of nearly 40%, but congress has the final say. We would’ve lost everything we had worked our entire life for,” said Darlene Smith, cancer survivor.