More than 700 advocates from across the country joined the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day this year. Several Nevadans made the trip, including volunteers from Reno and Las Vegas.
For Reno attorney Sean McCoy, the advocacy is personal. His mother died of lung cancer during the pandemic. Fighting for research funding is about saving lives, he said.
“What we’re doing here in D.C. is kind of raising the stakes quite a bit,” McCoy said…