older certainly may have its challenges, but adding cancer into the mix may present some complications when receiving treatment. As with many types of cancer, the risk of developing cancer increases with age. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 60 percent of cancers in the United States occur in people ages 65 and older.

On the surface, some things from the administration’s recent budget presentation made it look to the casual observer that it was not as bad as expected. The cut to higher education, while huge at more than $200 million, was not as much as some were predicting.

In the endless quest to stay youthful and vibrant, some may reach for miracle creams to hide the signs of aging while others search for doctor-endorsed medicinal aid. While life expectancy in the United States continues to increase, so does the research surrounding the answers to why.