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This poster will describe the development and use of Introduction to the Science of Cancer (ISOC), a free online course presented by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) and Ohio State's Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE). ISOC is designed for people who have a limited understanding of science, but want a better understanding of cancer. In five modules and more than 40 videos, 35 OSUCCC – James oncologists and researchers explain cancer in user-friendly terms. The course covers the nature of cancer, its diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and cancer research. It is designed to help people locally, nationally and globally better understand cancer and cancer prevention by individuals, communities and nations. (In one video, an oncologist from Zimbabwe explains the importance of cancer prevention in developing countries.) As of May 30, 2017, more than 17,000 learners from around the world have accessed the course materials online, and course videos and print material were used for two full-day cancer workshops at St Albert's Mission Hospital (80 staff attended) and two half-day workshops at Karanda Mission Hospital (50 staff attended) in Zimbabwe. The poster will describe the multiple ways the course has been used: Darrell E. Ward, MS, a science writer with the OSUCCC – James who developed ISOC, will talk about writing the scripts and supplemental material, working with faculty and using selected videos for on-site workshops at two hospitals in southern Africa. He will also talk about developing a book version of the course to be published by Ohio State Press in online open-access and print versions. Thomas Evans, manager for open learning in Ohio State's Office of Distance Education and eLearning, will talk about use of the course online and as part of Ohio State's Global One Health initiative. The course will be used for professional development by some East African universities, which could lead to stronger cancer prevention and treatment efforts in those areas. Marisa Manocchio, an engineering and mathematics teacher at Bio-Med Science Academy in Rootstown, Ohio, will talk about presenting the course in her high-school classroom and supplementing it with videos of cancer survivors to add the human dimension of cancer and cancer treatment. ISOC was offered as an elective and taken by 19 students from all four grade levels. ; AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Darrell Ward, Associate Director for Cancer Communications, The Ohio State UniversityCCC–James, ward.25@osu.edu (Corresponding Author); Thomas Evans, Manager for Open Learning, Office of Distance Education and Elearning; Marisa Manocchio, Teacher, Math and Engineering, Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School. ; Introduction to the Science of Cancer (ISOC) is a free, online course presented by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC–James), and by Ohio State's Office of Distance Education and eLearning. It is designed for people who have a limited understanding of science, but who want a better understanding of cancer. Its goal is to foster improved cancer-prevention efforts by individuals, communities and nations. In five modules and more than 40 videos, OSUCCC –James oncologists and researchers explain the nature of cancer, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and cancer research in user-friendly terms. The full or partial course taken online, in the classroom or as a workshop can be particularly useful to cancer survivors and caregivers, teachers and hospital staff, health writers and editors, social workers, community health workers, and political leaders responsible for public-health spending.