They may be using cordless phones as well, which we also know are risk factors based on data. All rights reserved. WebContact Us - The Cochran Firm Washington, D.C. | Baltimore Contact Our Washington, DC injury attorneys are waiting to help you. Are they paying a price or panicking for no good reason? KING: But later you did use surgery, right? This was the mid'80s. And his doctor says cell phones may have played a part in his disease. "Certainly, Johnnie's career will be noted as one marked by celebrity cases and clientele," the family said in a statement. I mean who uses a cell phone that little nowadays? Dale Cochran's First Interview Since the Death of Her Husband Johnnie; Is There a Link Between Cell Phones and Cancer? ", In "Lethal Weapon 4," comedian Chris Rock plays a policeman who advises a criminal suspect he has a right to an attorney, then warns him: "If you get Johnnie Cochran, I'll kill you. Again, a wired ear piece down to an industry approved holster is what the people recommend. This is a scan that somebody would get in the doctor's office. Later, we'll get into a major discussion about cell phones and we'll include our own Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Go to CNN.com/larryking and take our quick vote. If you look at some of the studies that have been performed -- I mean one of the studies that is very concerning has been a story out of Europe that looked at a long-term exposure to the use of cell phones over a period of 10 years. His magic worked. We had actually vacationed together on summer vacations with our mutual families. We know that brain tumors are the number one cancer killer among children in the United States and the second most common form of cancer in kids. Prior to the diagnosis, he was constantly on his cell phone, but he held it to the right side of his head. Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Cochran didn't represent him in that case. Cochran died of an inoperable brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. KING: Dale, did you know he was terminal? Our results suggest an association between cellular phone use and prodded gland tumors." What is that? 3 Absolutely not. But first, if the manual says keep it in some sort of holster and keep it away from your ear, would you say the manufacturer is worried about something, Dr. Schwartz? Dr. Gupta is our chief CNN medical correspondent, himself is a practicing neurosurgeon. And so we have a situation with a widely used technology in which we don't have very, very long-term follow-up, and we don't have very long-term follow-up of kids. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. KING: Is that something that you would possibly associate with cell phones? I mean they're invaluable, of course, as we all know. And I think when I had kids, I became more interested in it, frankly. And I think that there's enough sort of concern out there to at least prompt people to think more about how they use their cell phones, using earpieces, keeping it further away from the ear and things like that. That's what people should do. Studies from northern Europe, from Israel especially, from France, from Germany, all point to a risk of, you know, cell phone links to brain tumors and to neuromas and grand tumors. When we come back, Dr. Gupta will be with us, along with the return of Dale Cochran and Dr. Keith Black. As prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden sparred with Simpson's defense attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran, Kim desperately hoped for a conviction. And I spoke with Johnnie and also with Dale and they flew back to Los Angeles, where we did further diagnostic studies. If we have that, I'll show you that. ``I don't know why he turned against me, why he cut me off, why he would want to see me hurt,'' a tearful 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). KING: When something happens like to Senator Ted Kennedy, that focuses more effort on it, doesn't it, more attention? The family moved to California in 1943, where the younger Cochran eventually excelled as a student in what was becoming a more racially integrated environment. BLACK: No, no Larry, I'm not. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Do you see, Dale, as a lay person, the possibility of cell phone use and Johnnie's illness? He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. Secondly, you referred to the overwhelming data that suggests it's safe. BLACK: the side that you develop a brain tumor on. KING: Did Johnnie know he was passing? D. COCHRAN: Cedars-Sinai Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. By the time Simpson was acquitted, Cochran and co-counsel Shapiro were on the outs. Web of Spider-Man 95 Spirits of Venom Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze LOT C5 Sold by blombo | Ends on 2023-03-05 21:39:07 . We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. People might be shocked to hear that the evidence does seem to be coming more strongly in support of harmful effects." A lot of scientists will say that. It's a form of energy. D. COCHRAN: On a regular basis, yes. He was in New York at the time and had been admitted to a hospital in New York. Simpson. He had surgery, right? They certainly cause car accidents. KING: Some have called cell phone use more dangerous than smoking. In 1978, Cochran once again became part of the citys legal force when he joined the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, although he eventually returned to private practice. That doesn't completely clear the story, but it is an important piece of information. You sort of look at that scan and you see a specific tumor and sort of within the brain. What, Dr. Khurana, does this tell us? He was known for his sharp Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. "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. ", 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. DALE COCHRAN, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S WIDOW: Initially, there was a loss of memory. Robert Bray appears as Major Cunningham. GUPTA: It's a trip down memory lane, if you will. So we don't know how we speak yet or think. So just because it's -- you know, you have a tumor, doesn't mean that it's linked to cell phones. I really think the overwhelming amount of evidence that we have from reviewing the literature has shown there really is no good, viable link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Brad has a phone in his breast pocket. So caution should be our guide. 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. This is a great, exhilarating victory for Sean Combs. In a trial that involved celebrity and domestic abuse, the Simpson trial became best known for dividing the country along racial lines. So we're not just talking about tumors, and I was not just implying brain tumors, but there are other health effects. KING: What was the treatment? Born in Shreveport, La., the great-grandson of slaves, grandson of a sharecropper and son of an insurance salesman, Cochran came to Los Angeles with his family in 1949. Secondly, we know that in the country that's used cell phones for the longest, which is Sweden -- they came in the early 1980's and the early cell phones were -- had much higher emissions than today's cell phones. This is the early '80s. Johnnie Cochran established himself as a sought after attorney dealing with high-profile police brutality cases involving the African American community. BLACK: I actually received a call from Johnnie's assistant, as Dale indicated, concerned about his difficulty with memory and also some difficulty with speech. THUN: I think that what's still in question is the acoustic neuromas. But, more importantly, my particular interest is to accelerate discoveries in the treatment of brain tumors, which is why I am so happy that we've established the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. Not from the U.S.? WebIn a very very very best case scenario, like im talking Johnny Cochrin type lawyer and odee lack of evidence and a super soft hearted judge, the minimum sentence kay can get is 15 years from the judge if he considers all these mitigating 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. But as Larry has also said, if there's a known cause, and if there is a possibility of even mitigating the incidence even slightly, that would be helpful. I use an earpiece now, as Dale Cochran talked about. First, what do you think of the theory of the possibility of the cell phone causing brain cancer? The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. We'll have a quick vote. Meanwhile, wear an earpiece, or holster and all will be well, the doctors said. In 1978, Cochran once again became part of the citys legal force when he joined the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, although he eventually returned to private practice. Cochran's longtime mistress, Patricia Sikora, also spoke out against the attorney. Anthony Mackie and Johnnie Cochran. What indication did he give you that something was wrong? Phone 2030 120 s. And when patients or people were exposed to over 2,000 hours of cell phone use -- which is about an hour a day for 10 years -- that study reported about a 3.7-fold increase in the risk of developing brain cancer. D. COCHRAN: I got concerned right away that he couldn't remember my telephone number. But as Dr. Black used to say, use an earpiece when we're using the cell phone. In the 1950s, he became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School. And, you know, I think, for the most part, people watching who use a cell phone will be just fine. It's not uncommon in science to have conflicting articles. Do you think there's a link? Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. When a patient comes to the surgery, the focus is not what caused it. His first wife, Barbara Cochran Berry, wrote her own memoir Life After Johnnie Cochran: Why I Left the Sweetest Talking, Most Successful Black Lawyer in L.A. accusing her ex-husband of cruel behaviors that included physical and emotional abuse. 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. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Ken Starr. BLACK: Initially, Johnny's tumor was in an area that is considered not safe to operate on, Larry. KING: That's a simple solution to this, don't -- instead of your phones, attach an earpiece to the phone? And the studies that have found an association, some of them have found such a strong association that they really don't fit at all with the time course of brain cancer in the United States. So it's in a very dynamic state. KING: Do you use cell phones, Dana? 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. D. COCHRAN: Yes. More studies are needed. I was innocent, but he believed it. Here's the ear. You are right. And, you know, when we were -- when I was researching for the book that you and I talked about, I looked into all of this. GUPTA: Yes, you know, I think even Dr. Khurana, you know, he looked at existing studies. Following his surgery in April 2004, Cochran began to avoid the limelight after having welcomed it for so many years. Then they came with this handle. KING: Quickly, doctor, because I'm running short of time. KING: Dr. Black will be returning. Find out when we come back. GUPTA: Keep it away from your body. Where does the American Cancer Society, doctor, stand on this subject? And others have said the same thing. He's director of brain tumor surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital. The Cochran Firm is one of the nations largest personal injury & medical malpractice law firms with some of the most aggressive personal injury attorneys. So that's half of our world population, or almost half. "Cell phones operate with radio frequencies, RFs. Is technology advancing faster than medical research? And when you are actually using the phone, it should be kept at least 15 millimeters up to an inch away from your ear. I'd certainly agree with that. We'll wrap it up when we come back. This was '92. While Cochran seemed to revel in his fame, he often emphasized justice for the less well known. 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. BLACK: We did a biopsy, yes. It remains an enigma. (The conviction was eventually overturned after more than two decades. More power to them. Occupation. BLACK: Well, I think it's very difficult, Larry, to make a direct correlation between an individual developing a brain tumor and the use of cell phones. KING: How do children's phones, Dr. Black, differ from -- children's brains, rather, differ from adults? Most of them, if you really dissect it down, they really only follow the patients along for just a few years. But if you are worried about the fact that people use phones all the time -- they have them to their ear all the time -- this would be a much safer bet than something like this. While your there, download our latest podcast, Jesse Ventura. KING: Is this much safer than that? BLACK: That's considered, you know, a significant increase, although the overall incidence of brain cancer is low. 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. Often times, these phone come with a holster. Cell phones give off non-ionizing radiation. And I stand by those comments. When Cochran helped Pratt win his freedom in 1997 he called the moment "the happiest day of my life practicing law.". Next, a doctor who stands by that statement. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wouldn't blame the cell phone companies. He was a celebrity in his own right, a great friend of this show. KING: There are a lot of don'ts. KHURANA: I do, Larry. 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. This advancement opens up new avenues for medical research and the possibility of transplantation therapies for conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases 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. SLESIN: That's right. His work and leadership have had a lasting legacy almost two decades after his death, and in today's America, with the death of George Floyd and the nationwide Cochran signed on as part of a "dream team" of lawyers defending the Hall of Famer. We don't know about thresholds. KING: Thanks, Sanjay. GUPTA: Yes, I think so. KING: All right, Dr. Gupta, Dr. Black says it's possible. The experts admitted that it may take ten years for solid research outcomes to materialize. KING: Sanjay, what does the manual say? Their answer might surprise you and it's next on LARRY KING LIVE. We don't know about mechanisms. First, Dr. Schwartz, we don't even know how we think. BLACK: other neurological problems. Health, food and environmental journalist; radio host, Progressive Radio Network. And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? KING: Want to know what the American Cancer Society thinks about cell phones? 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. Simpson's lead attorney Tuesday, saying he abruptly halted support payments after she discussed their relationship on television. They declined. KING: He's still living? I can think back at least five years ago when Dr. Black wore an ear piece back then. This is Dale's first interview since then. Amidst much debate over the case, Cochran entered the national spotlight and became a celebrity himself, making screen appearances and writing his memoirs. We know that it causes lung cancer by the statistical rate. BLACK: Well, the -- in the developing brain, you have a lot more dividing nerve cells and supportive cells in the brain. But there have been other studies to show no correlation. who was arrested for speeding and later found dead in his cell. But there is a concern out there and I think people need to be careful. BLACK: It was in the skull, yes. ", The flamboyant Cochran enjoyed that parody so much he even quoted it in his autobiography, "A Lawyer's Life. 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. Santa Rita has a higher jail death rate than Los Angeles Here is a look at the people who died: 2014: 10 DEATHS. KING: One type of tumor often mentioned in the discussion of potential risk of cell phones is acoustic neuroma. And while there hasn't been an increase in the rate of brain cancers overall, we have to also remember that they do take time before they are registered in local registries and that data has to be correlated and eventually that data will come through. 1-800 Like Simpson, meanwhile, was held liable for the killings following a 1997 civil trial and ordered to pay the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in restitution. Cochran, who died in 2005, also is a central character on the FX series American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. And I think pretty much everyone knows if you are x-rays all the time, that's not good. KING: Dr. Gupta, what do you make of what Dr. Khurana just said? BLACK: That's correct. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Jeff and Laura, your prizes are in the mail. Most people do. It gives me an opportunity if I want to go into politics. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As Dr. Gupta has pointed out, their quantification of what constitutes regular use is itself quite alarming. Web5.03M subscribers 522 Johnnie Cochran represented Geronimo Pratt for free for 27 years until he got his wrongful conviction overturned and freed him from his life I just think it should be something the public should know about. KING: We all liked Johnnie. KING: One of the problems, Dr. Khurana, is almost everybody has a cell phone. Each study may have some flaw to the study. Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in this file photo taken Oct. 3, 1995. His client list included former "Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Michael Jackson (search), who is now facing child molestation charges, and former football great Simpson. GUPTA: It's interesting. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. 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. And we immediately went to see a doctor in the next day or two. KING: Meaning? Upon Simpson trying on bloodied gloves that prosecutors alleged were used during the murder, Cochran came up with a phrase that would become famous: If it doesnt fit, you must acquit. Under the auspices of Bailey, who had a private investigator background, the team also discovered that detective Mark Fuhrman had made racist, highly incendiary remarks about African-American citizens. 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