Chattanooga CT bus lauded as part of federal initiative to reduce cancer rates

A Chattanooga bus that offers mobile CT scanners to test for lung cancer in rural and underserved communities has become part of a federal initiative to reduce American cancer deaths by at least 50% in the next 25 years. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the country and Tennessee has one of the highest rates of lung cancer rates of any state. Catching signs of lung cancer early can mean a literal difference between life and death for patients, which is one of the reasons by CHI Memorial Hospital launched the scanner bus. The “Breathe Easy” mobile lung CT coach started in 2018 and has been recognized by the White House as part of President Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot.” CHI officials recently went to Washington, D.C., to talk with others working to eradicate cancer in America.