This September, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosts the 12th annual Lights of Hope.

Each Light of Hope represents a loved one’s cancer story—a survivor, someone in treatment, someone who passed from cancer, or someone who served as a caregiver. The displays in communities from coast to coast, including one in our nation's capital, will send a clear and impactful message to lawmakers that fighting cancer must be a national priority.