In some situations it is adjusted during the year. The 2006 standard mileage rate of 44.5 cents per mile, as well as rates for previous periods, can be found at http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=156624,00.html. The standard mileage rate is used in place of actual expenses.
There are around 309,500 new cases of cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) diagnosed each year in the. UK, and more than 1 in 3 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. Between 1979 and 2008, incidence rates for cancer in Great Britain increased by 26% with a 13% increase in men.
About 5,600 people are diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. each year, and between 20,000 and 30,000 people live with it at any one time [source: ALSA]. What exactly causes ALS isnât known, but researchers are learning more about the disease all the time.