This month, tens thousands of white flags have been planted on the National Mall to memorialize the 120,000 Americans who die from lung cancer every year.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and LUNGevity , a nonprofit organization dedicated to lung cancer research, hosted an event this morning featuring policymakers, survivors and medical experts who called for bipartisan support of lung cancer research and screening programs.

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LUNGevity estimates more than 226,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and 65% of all new lung cancer diagnoses are among people with no tobacco exposure or only past tobacco exposure.

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