NFSC620

Diet and Cancer Prevention

Prerequisite: NFSC440; or permission of instructor. Credit only granted for: NFSC620 or NFSC679D. Formerly: NFSC678D. 1. The nature of cancer and the relationship between dietary/nutritional factors and incidence of cancer 2. Basic concepts of general cancer biology with focus on effects of dietary components on genes and their encoded proteins, epigenetic changes and cell signaling 3. Effect of dietary factors in various types of cancer with respect to the benefit of intervention strategies for chemoprevention 4. Scientific knowledge, critical thinking, and the practical application of diet in cancer prevention.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.92 between 35 students*

NFSC620 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580859095% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 20%
A: 40%
A+: 34.29%
B+: 2.86%
other: 2.86%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.