Where does the American Cancer Society, doctor, stand on this subject? The weight of the evidence is negative. 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. But as a lay person, I have no knowledge -- scientific knowledge that there is a definitive link. D. COCHRAN: That's all right. 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. THUN: You are absolutely right. Larry, we're going to go inside the ear here to the inner part over here. And with so many users and users starting at the age of three and up now, we should be concerned. His magic worked. So, you know, one's brain tumor may be or it may not be related to a particular type of environmental insult. But there's no reason to worry because so far, the studies haven't proven anything. LOS ANGELES Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. This was '92. Before dying, Cochran said he thought his cell phone caused his brain cancer. Since gaining a reputation in Ebony magazine as "the best in the West" in the early 1980s, Cochran eventually became the go-to guy for black celebrities in trouble. 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. This is a great, exhilarating victory for Sean Combs. Ton can buy a new 1953 Ford 2-door Sedan delivered in 174q Ardmore for a 1177 Sam p. Hale phone 708 since 1911 balancing. Dr. Thun, do you think this one is safer than that one? For a time, he represented high-profile athletes and music stars in contract matters. WebOne notorious case The Cochran Firm tried was in 2004, when the firm's attorneys, representing Francis Ferko and accomplices, were able to bully NASCAR into eliminating its Grand Slam by forcing NASCAR to surrender the Mountain Dew Southern 500 in Darlington, SC, and giving a new date to Texas Motor Speedway. His clients also included Haitian immigrant Abner Louima, who was tortured by New York police, and Tyisha Miller, a 19-year-old black woman shot to death by Riverside police who said she reached for a gun on her lap when they broke her car window in an effort to disarm her. The major do is use one of these wired ear pieces. This big white mass, that is what's an acoustic neuroma -- a tumor of the specific nerve in that inner ear area. As prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden sparred with Simpson's defense attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran, Kim desperately hoped for a conviction. Dr. Black mentioned that some of the studies are actually looking at the cell phone usage found. KING: Dr. Black? KING: In the brain? Well, let's break it down a little. People might be shocked to hear that the evidence does seem to be coming more strongly in support of harmful effects." He specifies glioma, a primary brain tumor, cancer, acoustic neuroma and prodded gland tumors. KING: No? He's the head of that. I am proud to have called him my friend.". Brad has a phone in his pocket of his pants. People that work in plastic factories -- as Dale said, I think one of the things that we're very excited about is not only trying to identify potential causes that we can eliminate, but also trying to find effective treatments and cures at the Johnny Cochran Brain Tumor Center. So that -- you know, that option wasn't one of the weapons that we could use to fight the tumor. Cochran died at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. We're looking at the association at Cedars with a grant from the air quality management district between air pollution and brain cancer. Because of widespread coverage of the Simpson trial, Cochran entered the superstar realm of celebrity, reportedly receiving a $2.5 million advance to write his memoirs. Peter Leeds appears as Mr. Garland. 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. Health, food and environmental journalist; radio host, Progressive Radio Network. A lot of scientists will say that. The science would suggest that they were actually all safe. Cochran died of an inoperable brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. BLACK: Well, Larry, I think if we look at the evidence that we have now, it's difficult to say that cell phones have a direct link to brain cancer, but it's also difficult to say that they're safe. In 1959, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and later attended Loyola Marymount University Law School, graduating in 1962. KING: When they see keep it in the holster, that means keep it away from your body. That is a tumor that comes off one of the specific nerves in the inner ear. You know, it's the antenna for the cell phone that is the source for the microwave energy. In case you missed that hour long broadcast, I'll provide a summary: "Yes, cell phones do cause brain cancer.". Dr. Black, do you have questions about portable phones, cordless phones? So we know that there is KING: You can't discuss an individual case then? D. COCHRAN: Yes, you were. And Cochrans friend and doctor, KING: That's Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, it's interesting, because you look at all the studies out there and most people will say, look, I mean they're fine. Cochran signed on as part of a "dream team" of lawyers defending the Hall of Famer. I think that cell phones are not risk-free. And KING: Did he dismiss that or get concerned? Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles, his family said. All you have to do to be a regular user is use a cell phone for once a week for six months or more. KING: Dr. Black, would you comment on what he just said? In the early 1970s, Cochran also went to court in defense of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther accused of murder. They had performed some studies, MRI scans. He is editor of MicrowaveNews.com. WebWhen evidence led police to suspect O.J. He won a $760,000 award in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ron Settles, a black college football star who died in police custody in 1981. The food -- by the way, we'll show you a screen effect here. Robert Bray appears as Major Cunningham. Johnnie Cochran turned out to be right, famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz, a member of the Simpson defense team, said in 2005. 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. 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 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. It provides sensation to the rest of the body. And, you know, even if you look at the manuals and things like that, they'll tell you that there is a, as Dr. Black said, the further away you put the phone from your ear, you know, the much safer it is. I'm sorry. It gives me an opportunity if I want to go into politics. While Cochran never argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case involving him is on the docket this session. He was a celebrity in his own right, a great friend of this show. While Cochran seemed to revel in his fame, he often emphasized justice for the less well known. And thanks to his showmanship and the notoriety of the trial, Cochran was widely lampooned on late-night talk shows, "Saturday Night Live" and "Seinfeld. KING: When something happens like to Senator Ted Kennedy, that focuses more effort on it, doesn't it, more attention? Cochran is survived by his second wife, Dale Mason; his son, Jonathan Cochran, from a prior relationship; his daughters Tiffany Cochran Edwards and Melodie Cochran, from his first marriage; and sisters Pearl Baker and Martha Jean Sherrard. This is a phone people probably became most familiar with. THUN: I think that what's still in question is the acoustic neuromas. 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. BLACK: I KING: I said Dane and it's Dale. BLACK: Again, I think the emissions from cordless phones in the house are very low, and I would be less concerned with those than cell phones. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wouldn't blame the cell phone companies. Re bushing Shuman machine co. And there's really no good mechanism by which non-ionizing radiation can cause brain tumors. And that is right in here, that red part. The trial of the century, as it was dubbed, began in January 1995 and was among the most publicized in history, followed by millions around the world. KING: Is that considered high? BLACK: That's considered, you know, a significant increase, although the overall incidence of brain cancer is low. 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's chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai. So I guess it's your call! I guess that doesn't count. The environment is important, but ultimately, government mandates cannot protect our KING: Somebody is scared. So my point is this, that, you know, if you read the studies alone, they'll say they're safe. 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. It's the long-term data we should be looking at. 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 After Simpson, Cochran stepped out of the criminal trial arena, concentrating instead on civil matters. D. COCHRAN: I don't really like to use the word terminal. D. COCHRAN: I think perhaps there could be. For more health information and action on health policy, sign on at: www.health-journalist.com. And I think when I had kids, I became more interested in it, frankly. If you read this very carefully, it says, when carrying the device, not even when using it, just carrying it and the device is on, you should be using a specific pre-approved holster that has been tested for compliance. Select the best result to We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! After returning to private practice, Cochran built his firm into a personal injury giant with more than 100 lawyers and offices around the country. 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 . In some of these European studies, almost a four times increased likelihood of developing tumors like this one in people who are chronic cell phone users. KING: Some have called cell phone use more dangerous than smoking. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. BLACK: But the brain has no sensation. And this is not implying that every brain tumor is the result of this. BLACK: That's correct. So it's possible for a cell to get an injury and then migrate to a different location within the brain, as well. This is the early '80s. He was just wonderful. Lacola (ph) from Finland, Interphone group, "for more than 10 years, of mobile phone use reported on the side of the head where the tumor was located, an increased odds ratio of borderline statistical significance was found." They declined. Cell Phones and the Death of Johnnie Cochran Johnnie Cochran's widow, Dale, and his neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black discuss how cell phones may have led to his A team of researchers led by Northwestern University has achieved a breakthrough by producing the most mature neurons to date from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. "His fight for justice transcended color, age or economic status. Phil Morris. (The conviction was eventually overturned after more than two decades. Is that really safe? 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. Simpson. (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Dr. Gupta, Dr. Khurana and Dr. Thun remain with us. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TIFFANY COCHRAN EDWARDS, JOHNNIE COCHRAN'S DAUGHTER: He was such a wonderful man. KING: Doctor, is there pain involved in this? ET) at his home in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, the Florida rapper currently has a warrant out for his arrest. D. COCHRAN: You know, it was a very quiet period of time. Cochran penned the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002). 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. who was arrested for speeding and later found dead in his cell. They certainly cause car accidents. And I spoke with Johnnie and also with Dale and they flew back to Los Angeles, where we did further diagnostic studies. KING: So do Dale and Dr. Black think there's a link between cell phones and Johnnie Cochran's brain tumor? KING: So you should check it out, any symptom? And I think it's quite sensible for people who are concerned to use an ear phone and to basically eliminate their exposure. You know, a lot of studies may not be perfect. Are you more confused when you listen to the two doctors? Don't go away. They say that makes it the most safe. When a patient comes to the surgery, the focus is not what caused it. KING: Dr. Khurana, how would you respond? And I think that given the research and break throughs we are now making in cancer and brain cancer in particular, one of the positive outcomes is that if we can get more research funding, we can accelerate finding an effective treatment for this disease. In April 2004, Cochran underwent surgery, which led to his staying away from the media. Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in this file photo taken Oct. 3, 1995. We want to do everything we can to find out if there is a link. GUPTA: Yes, you know, I think even Dr. Khurana, you know, he looked at existing studies. D. COCHRAN: He's still living. ", The flamboyant Cochran enjoyed that parody so much he even quoted it in his autobiography, "A Lawyer's Life. I would like to point you to the long-term data that's coming out of the Interphone studies. Yes, Johnnie Cochran, of O.J. KING: I want you look at something on the screen now. 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. So that's half of our world population, or almost half. "And I knew that accepting it good-naturedly, even participating in it, helped soothe some of the angry feelings from the Simpson case.". BLACK: Similar to Senator Ted Kennedy's. And when you are actually using the phone, it should be kept at least 15 millimeters up to an inch away from your ear. So, you know, I think the safe practice is to use an earpiece so that you keep the microwave antenna away from your head. Thank you for your attention. When we come back, cell phones past and present. GUPTA: It's interesting. WebLindstrom visits the Burns house to return Gracie's gloves that she left on the train. WebPortrayed by. 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. Cochran continued to take on new cases into the new millennium, ranging from work for clients like Abner Louima, who was tortured while in New York City police custody, and rapper/music mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs, to an anti-trust litigation issued against racing giant NASCAR. They went down in this non- ionizing radio frequency as well, which was a good thing, I think, by everyone's admission. KING: Sanjay, what does the manual say? Brad here has a wired ear piece in his left ear. By the time Simpson was acquitted, Cochran and co-counsel Shapiro were on the outs. Do you believe that cell phones are harmful? The flashy yet venerable attorney's health started to falter last year, according to media reports. Cochran thus made controversial closing statements in which he compared the detectives philosophy to that of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, And as Dr. Gupta said, you know, that energy is directly proportional, actually, to the square of how close you hold it to your brain. It is a great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE Dale Cochran, the widow of the famed attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran. Market data provided by Factset. 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. And I think I should quote them. But if you start to say well, look, wait a second, how about if it's 10 years, how about it's 20, 30, 40 years KING: We don't know yet. Simpson's lead attorney Tuesday, saying he abruptly halted support payments after she discussed their relationship on television. KING: Thanks, Sanjay. So it's in a very dynamic state. Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson. Cochran died in Los Angeles March 29, 2005 after a long illness. They saw an abnormality within the brain. A judge reportedly issued the warrant on Thursday, BLACK: Larry, typically no. GUPTA: Yes, I do. The police pursued, leading to a nationally Research Paper On The Oj Simpson Case ", 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. BLACK: Initially, Johnny's tumor was in an area that is considered not safe to operate on, Larry. So we don't know what long-term effects that will have on memory as our young adults age and other KING: So this is a cause of concern? He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. It gives me an opportunity to represent people who I believe are innocent. 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 doctors. This is a Motorola phone. 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. 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