January 27, 2025
Ask a Nurse
Your Go-To Guide for Support and Guidance.
Have questions about melanoma? Confused by your pathology report? Struggling with managing side effects? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Confidential & Free of Charge.
Through the Ask a Nurse program, melanoma patients and caregivers can connect directly with a healthcare professional who will listen to your concerns and can provide expert guidance.
Melanoma can be an overwhelming diagnosis and may pose challenges to getting much needed support—like distance, cost, physical challenges or just the stress of speaking face-to-face—make it hard to get the support you need. That’s why Ask a Nurse is here: to make access simple, stress-free and empowering.
Ask away. We have the answers you’re looking for.
Questions patients and caregivers have asked our Ask a Nurse:
- What to expect when you are meeting with the doctor for the first time?
- Can you help me curate a list of questions to ask my doctor (dermatologist, oncologist, surgeon, radiation oncologist, etc.) for my next appointment?
- Can you share helpful resources?
- Can you share information on support groups?
- How can I support my loved one?
- I want to know more about cutaneous melanoma’s staging and treatment process.
- I want to know more about my rare melanoma diagnosis.
- And much more!
Ask away. We've got the answers you’re looking for.
Whitney Baylor, MSN, RN, joined the MRF in December 2022. She graduated from The University of Colorado with a master’s in science of nursing and has worked directly with melanoma patients for the majority of her nursing career. Prior to joining the MRF, Whitney was the Nurse Navigator in the Cutaneous Oncology Department at UC Health Anschutz in Denver, CO. Whitney’s passion for educating newly diagnosed melanoma patients along with being a point person for the additional support frequently needed during melanoma treatment has allowed Whitney to provide a positive experience for hundreds of melanoma patients in Colorado and the surrounding states for over ten years.
Support is just an email or call away! Let us help you find the answers you’re looking for.
Nurse Whitney can be reached at askanurse@melanoma.orgor 202-742-5898.
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