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THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. GUPTA: It's a trip down memory lane, if you will. And finally, not wearing one of these non- ionizing Bluetooth things all the time. And so just because we don't know the mechanism or the link between -- at a molecular level, between how cell phones may generate the milieu at a molecular level that results in a brain tumor does not mean that there is no mechanism. So just because it's -- you know, you have a tumor, doesn't mean that it's linked to cell phones. Later, we'll get into a major discussion about cell phones and we'll include our own Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. And the concern is not just brain tumors, but other health effects associated or reported to be associated with cell phones, including behavioral disturbances, salivary gland tumors, male infertility and microwave sickness syndrome. ", The case quickly became a media circus, set in motion with the televised police pursuit of a white Ford Bronco on a Los Angeles freeway. That's what people should do. While Cochran seemed to revel in his fame, he often emphasized justice for the less well known. I mean they're invaluable, of course, as we all know. A parody of Johnnie Cochran, he appears in the series' seventh through ninth seasons as Cosmo Kramer 's lawyer. He appeared on Court TVs Inside Americas Courts and was also featured on a number of TV programs, including Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Chris Rock Show and The Roseanne Show as well as the Spike Lee film Bamboozled (2000). And I think pretty much everyone knows if you are x-rays all the time, that's not good. He's 91- years-old, I'm pleased to say. KING: Louis, would it be a simple solution, everyone should use an ear phone? I would not want to be a heavy user of a mobile phone. Click here to go to our international version. Cochran died in 2005 a decade before the upheavals that made police brutality and the unfair treatment of African American men by the justice system impossible to ignore. It gives you an opportunity to do interesting things. We don't know that that will necessarily be a safe practice. Johnnie Cochran's widow speaks publicly for the first time since her husband's death. I use cell phones. We need have an open mind. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. DR. LOUIS SLESIN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, "MICROWAVE NEWS": Well, the first thing is that it is quite possible because we're seeing these kinds of effects in a number of epidemiological studies on this Interphone study mentioned on the program. Name: Lawrence Edward Baslee Jr. Age: 56 Arrested: 1/23/2014. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. BLACK: Well, I think, as Dr. Gupta said, one of the big concerns that we face is that there has not, Larry, been a definitive study to date. KING: We're going to -- we're going to excuse Dr. Black for a couple of segments. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. This was the question that Larry King posed this week to Dena Cochran, the widow of Johnnie Cochran (who died of the disease), as well as to a group of five KING: Did you have to do a biopsy? And, you know, I think, for the most part, people watching who use a cell phone will be just fine. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Is that really safe? He asked his secretary to call me and get me on the phone because he couldn't remember the phone number to the house. He remained a beloved figure in the black community, admired as a lawyer who was relentless in his pursuit of justice and as a philanthropist who helped fund a UCLA scholarship, a low-income housing complex and a New Jersey legal academy, among other charitable endeavors. One is that, you know, where there is smoke, there's fire, that's the old adage, right? Cochran penned the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002). Watch. KING: So you should check it out, any symptom? Detective Sawyer, having said earlier that if he could not crack the case he would join the others in the cell, does so. "People in New York and Los Angeles, especially mothers in the African-American community, are more afraid of the police injuring or killing their children than they are of muggers on the corner," he once said. At times it was a lot of fun," he said of the lampooning he received. Not from the U.S.? Journalist and author Jack Olsen reported that FBI "moles" had infiltrated defense sessions and monitored Cochran's phone calls. KING: You had to like Johnnie Cochran. I use an earpiece now, as Dale Cochran talked about. This is a great, exhilarating victory for Sean Combs. The Cochran Firm is one of the nations largest personal injury & medical malpractice law firms with some of the most aggressive personal injury attorneys. D. COCHRAN: He died at home. Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. Johnnie Cochran is saying the only reason youre on this case is because youre black. I recoiled. JONATHAN COCHRAN, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S SON: I look at it now and it seems like he was taken too soon. Two hundred and fifty-five million users want to know, what are the risks? It's heating the brain. This was '92. The experts admitted that it may take ten years for solid research outcomes to materialize. God bless you. Simpson was found not guilty of murder. During the early 1980s, he oversaw a settlement for the family of African American football player Ron Settles, who died in a police cell under questionable circumstances. Third, we know that the studies that have been done on brain cancer, and I'm going to distinguish brain cancer from acoustic neuroma, have largely been reassuring. GUPTA: Well, some of the studies that we've been talking about so far this hour talk about this specific sort of tumor and it's possible association here. Until the research has been done, it would be presumptuous to make a judgment call. KING: Is that something that you would possibly associate with cell phones? And, you know, if people use their cell phones for years and years and kids start using them, they're going to use them their whole lifetime. But, you know, I've read all these studies, Larry. Shortly thereafter, he told the New York Post he was feeling well, and that he was in good health. BLACK: Well, there is a base line rate of people developing tumors. BLACK: No, no Larry, I'm not. Jeff and Laura, your prizes are in the mail. Select the best result to Simpson, reached at his home in Florida, also praised Cochran on Tuesday, saying "I don't think I'd be home today without Johnnie. Are you more confused when you listen to the two doctors? Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. He's the head of that. We'll wrap it up when we come back. So we're really talking about a very different type of emission that is sort of the halfway between an FM radio and the microwave. And KING: Did he dismiss that or get concerned? KING: You are watching LARRY KING LIVE. He counted among his closest friends Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks, the city's former police chief, and the late Mayor Tom Bradley, who had been a Los Angeles police lieutenant before going into politics. However, CTIA did provide us with this statement: "this is an issue that should be guided by science. Speaking of last night, our "American Idol" contest winners, Laura from Morgantown, West Virginia, she knew the complete set list. And by the way, it's more important, most of the experts agreed, to pour millions of dollars into research for treatments for those who get the disease -- from causes unknown, unproven, or unconsidered -- rather than worry about a little thing called prevention. BLACK: That's considered, you know, a significant increase, although the overall incidence of brain cancer is low. I initially thought it might be an infection. He's chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. We know from laboratory animals, for example, that, you know, the most effective way of inducing a tumor is to induce it in a young developing embryo, in a young developing animal. WebContact Us - The Cochran Firm Washington, D.C. | Baltimore Contact Our Washington, DC injury attorneys are waiting to help you. And the FDA also recommends keeping cell phones away from your head by using a speaker phone or using a head set or other connection to remote antenna. So it's in a very dynamic state. When that relationship soured, his mistress, Patricia Sikora, sued him for palimony and the case was settled privately in 2004. Dr. Black, do you have questions about portable phones, cordless phones? So, you know, one's brain tumor may be or it may not be related to a particular type of environmental insult. That's ahead on LARRY KING LIVE. So that's half of our world population, or almost half. Here's the ear. But -- and that's been one of the red flags that has raised concerns among people that are looking into this, whether there is a correlation because, you know, we see tumors developing in the location -- close to the location that people do use cell phones. Secondly, you referred to the overwhelming data that suggests it's safe. Go to CNN.com/larryking and tell us. He's associate professor of neurosurgery at the Canberra Hospital. Each study may have some flaw to the study. I can think back at least five years ago when Dr. Black wore an ear piece back then. Our results suggest an association between cellular phone use and prodded gland tumors." But we don't have all the answers. They say that makes it the most safe. KING: One of the problems, Dr. Khurana, is almost everybody has a cell phone. KING: Quickly, doctor, because I'm running short of time. In fact, Sanjay is going to do a little exercise for us in the growth of an industry. BLACK: the side that you develop a brain tumor on. KING: Let's watch. GUPTA: It's interesting. KING: So are you going to instruct the patient of your BLACK: I've instructed Dale D. COCHRAN: Oh, yes. Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! Do you say it's possible? But I think of it as he's on a big case and for whatever reason, God needed a lawyer in heaven and said call Johnnie Cochran. What is that? Yet we know that we do. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHNNIE COCHRAN, ATTORNEY: If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. BLACK: Well, I think that we do not have conclusive studies, at this point, to make a scientific conclusion that there is a, you know, a definite correlation. And if there is a potential cause out there, we need to seriously look into it. D. COCHRAN: Well, I think it's an enigma. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: Joining our panel from New York is Dr. Ted Schwartz. KING: It's a wonderful place and a great addition the health system in this country. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. All Rights Reserved. In 2004, Cochrans associates revealed that he was suffering from an undisclosed illness. D. COCHRAN: That's all right. But as a lay person, I have no knowledge -- scientific knowledge that there is a definitive link. Take a look at this thing, it's just huge. KING: He's still living? Best Known For: Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. And that's what we've done. If you heard any specific references to brand names of cell phones tonight, they are just representatives of cell phones in general, and not indicative that any brand would be more likely to cause health problems. KING: Some have called cell phone use more dangerous than smoking. Everyone is a user. You sort of look at that scan and you see a specific tumor and sort of within the brain. It is a great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE Dale Cochran, the widow of the famed attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran. Dale Cochran's First Interview Since the Death of Her Husband Johnnie; Is There a Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer? Cochran challenged police claims that Settles hanged himself in jail after a speeding arrest. KING: And how far has the -- SLESIN: What we're missing is the understanding of how this could possibly work. GUPTA: Yes, I think so. Again, they don't recommend that based on the industry's recommendation. Did he die at home? Prior to the diagnosis, he was constantly on his cell phone, but he held it to the right side of his head. They may be using cordless phones as well, which we also know are risk factors based on data. We had actually vacationed together on summer vacations with our mutual families. "Cell phones operate with radio frequencies, RFs. Settles was found hanged in his cell soon after his arrest, but when his body was exhumed and given an autopsyper Cochrans recommendationit was discovered that hed been choked to death. It's more the individual's responsibility. BLACK: It does, Larry. Some will courageously take the risk and apply the device daily in their confidence that tomorrow will bring definitive acute care treatments. And it was unrelated to the subsequent tumor that he developed. Before he leaves us -- he will be returning with Dana Cochran. Thank you for your attention. Those words, referring to the moment when Simpson tried on a pair of bloodied gloves to show they did not fit, appeared to resonate. And I think when I had kids, I became more interested in it, frankly. He briefly became a special assistant to the Los Angeles County district attorney in the 1970s, setting up a unit to prosecute domestic violence cases. And if you use your phone all the time -- like I -- you know, people in the news business, they have a cell phone to the ear all the time. So, you know, as I said in the beginning, at this point, we cannot say with any certainty that cell phones either are safe or not safe. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. You know, it's the antenna for the cell phone that is the source for the microwave energy. And my concern is that with the widespread use of cell phones, I think the worst scenario would be that we get the definitive study ten years from now and we find there's a correlation. KING: So do Dale and Dr. Black think there's a link between cell phones and Johnnie Cochran's brain tumor? Now beyond that, Larry, when Dr. Thun talks about no rise in the published incidents rates of tumors in Sweden, the strongest studies that have pointed towards links between cell phones and brain tumors have, in fact, come from Sweden. These docs commented on the "Interphone study" in which thirty-five researchers from all over the world sought to correlate cell phone use with brain cancer incidence. Cochran, is perhaps best known for representing former football star Simpson during his trial on And, again, we knew it was serious, but we were trying to keep him as comfortable and maintain a good quality of life for him in the last days. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. You know, they didn't give off enough non- ionizing radio frequency to be a problem. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. ET) at his home in Los Angeles. The police pursued, leading to a nationally Research Paper On The Oj Simpson Case He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. It's a form of energy. Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. DR. MICHAEL THUN, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: The way I think the best way to look at this is keep an open mind, but also be very aware of what we know and what we don't know. And part of that's due to Dr. Black, because I talked to him a couple of years ago about this and KING: Really? First, Dr. Schwartz, we don't even know how we think. The Food and Drug Administration made recommendations about cell phone use. We want to do everything we can to find out if there is a link. And I really want to focus on a couple of issues, which is that, you know, when a patient comes into your office with a brain tumor, and they are very scared; they are afraid as to what caused this brain tumor, it's very important to focus a patient's attention and to focus the nation's attention not on this potentially very remote cause of brain tumors, but on trying to think about new treatment options and trying to get the nation to focus on how can we treat brain tumors, rather than this very remote cause of brain tumors. Before doing that, I do agree with you. For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. In the early 1970s, Cochran also went to court in defense of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther accused of murder. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. Gracie remembers he is the murderer, and phones the police. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. KHURANA: OK, Sedesky (ph) from Israel, the Israel arm of Interphone, this is what she says: "a positive dose response trend was found. KING: When something happens like to Senator Ted Kennedy, that focuses more effort on it, doesn't it, more attention? So just to go through what we know, we know that the type of radio frequency that comes from cell phones is very different from what comes from an X-Ray or a nuclear bomb. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. A lot of scientists will say that. It's how to best treat it and how to help them. BLACK: Larry, typically no. He's Dr. Vini Khurana. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. Thanks, Louis Slesin, for being with us. The following decade, Cochran won a huge, unprecedented court payment for a 13-year-old molested by an officer. KING: Doctor, I know it's true, having interviewed many people on the subject of tobacco and lung cancer, we can't tell you why tobacco causes lung cancer. KING: Headaches? KING: Did Johnnie know he was passing? Their conclusion: we just don't know. Most of them, if you really dissect it down, they really only follow the patients along for just a few years. But there have been other studies to show no correlation. And I think I should quote them. He was known for his sharp We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! D. COCHRAN: Yes. Yet more controversy followed the lawyer when items from his personal life were publicly revealed. I think everybody on this program has agreed that using a headset is really the right way to go. KING: Is this much safer than that? We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. 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