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That her development ceased around that of a 1 year old suggests to me she has not ceased aging, but ceased developing. Either the next step is broken, or her internal time clock is frozen, but the former seems more likely.

I may be wrong, but I was under the impression aging is different from the development that happens until our mid twenties, so how can finding what's stopping her development help us stop aging?

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It's possible that humans go into "low maintenance mode" as they get old. Old people sleep less, which may age them more, but also lets them get more stuff done.

Even if you can stop aging, it won't stop cancer.

I watched a program about this girl and I remember thinking this the whole time. She stopped development in most ways, but that doesn't mean she isn't aging.

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