CHI Memorial Chest and Lung Cancer Center at the Rees Skillern Cancer Institute diagnoses and treats lung cancer. To determine whether you have a high risk of developing lung cancer and may benefit from a lung cancer screening:

• Age 50 or greater
• Smoking history
• Family history of cancer
• Exposure to cancer causing agents (asbestos, diesel fumes, Radon, coal smoke, soot, etc.)

A low - dose computed tomography (CT) scan shows a 3 - D image of the lungs that is clearer and more detailed than regular x - rays, allowing doctors to diagnose lung cancer at its earliest stage, before there are any symptoms. Lung cancer symptoms do not usually occur until the cancer is advanced, and may include persistent cough, sputum streaked with blood, chest pain, voice change, worsening shortness of breath, and recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis.

• CHI Memorial’s Breathe Easy mobile lung CT coach allows us to take low - dose CT lung screening out into our communities and reach people who may not have access or the opportunity to get this scan otherwise. This technology is the first of its kind in the Chattanooga region, and the only fully independent unit in the nation.
• The low - dose CT lung cancer scan has been shown to improve survival by 20 percent according to The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Private insurance companies cover lung cancer screening for high - risk individuals. Medicare and Medicaid also cover lung cancer screening. In order to receive a lung cancer screening, you must have a doctor’s referral. If you feel that you are at risk, call your doctor and say you are interested in a low - dose CT scan.

The Breathe Easy mobile lung CT coach serves 11 counties in Tennessee, eight counties in North Georgia, and two counties in Northeast Alabama. Screenings will be offered at the locations listed below.

• Thursday, November 11, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Decatur United Methodist Church, 145 Vernon Street, Decatur, TN 37322 
  
• Friday, November 2, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Signal Mountain, 1238 Taft Hwy, Ste. 170, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
• Monday, November 5, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Piggly Wiggly, 17619 TN-58, Decatur, TN 37322
• Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m, CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Ringgold, 4700 Battlefield Pkwy, Ste. 200, Ringgold, GA 30736
• Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 E. Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421
• Thursday, November 8, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ingles Markets, Valley Plaza US 41 at East Valley Rd., Jasper, TN 37347
• Monday, November 12, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ingles Markets, 300 S. Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
• Monday, November 12, 2018, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia, 100 Gross Crescent Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
• Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Garden Plaza of Greenbriar Cove, 4586 Forsythia Way, Ooltewah, TN 37363
• Thursday, November 15, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County, Inc., 200 Dover St., Ste. 203, Shelbyville, TN 37160
• Monday, November 19, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ingles Markets, 904 S. Main St., Sweetwater, TN 37874
• Monday, November 26, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Spring City, 225 Clinton Ave., Spring City, TN 37381
• Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ingles Markets, 964 G I Maddox Pkwy, Chatsworth, GA 30705