WASHINGTON, D.C. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month , and advocates warn that the federal government shutdown is disrupting potentially lifesaving research.

What You Need To Know • November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month • The LUNGevity Foundation held a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday • The organization planted 60,000 flags on the National Mall to represent the 120,000 Americans killed by the disease annually

"A lot of the research that was ongoing or is about to start, or hopefully will start, is brought to a halt. And unfortunately, science isn't something you can just turn on and off, so it really needs that sustainability and the continuity that federal funding provides to them," said Andrea Ferris, president and chief executive officer of LUNGevity

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