D. COCHRAN: We knew it was serious, but we thought it was treatable and that, you know, we should work our way out of it. So we're not just talking about tumors, and I was not just implying brain tumors, but there are other health effects. And I think it's possible. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GUPTA (voice LOS ANGELES Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. So you all were suspicious? Simpson was found not guilty of murder. What do you base it on? (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Sanjay Gupta joins us. I just think it should be something the public should know about. D. COCHRAN: He's still living. 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. "Cell phones operate with radio frequencies, RFs. Don't go away. However, CTIA did provide us with this statement: "this is an issue that should be guided by science. Legal Statement. Reacting to news of Cochran's death Tuesday, Jackson had kind words for the lawyer he considered "a great humanitarian. You can see it here. Take a look at this thing, it's just huge. He used cell phones quite a lot. Yet we know that we do. And I stand by those comments. We had actually vacationed together on summer vacations with our mutual families. The weight of the evidence is negative. And, so, you are sort of asking for a definite answer to state where the science is quite indefinite. The different studies produced different results, canceling each other out. 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. 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). Joining us in New York is Lewis Slesin. You know, one of the most common presenting symptoms in an adult is new onset seizure, as well as headaches. So there are definitely precautions we should take. 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. Upon passing the bar, Cochran worked as a deputy criminal prosecutor in Los Angeles. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KING: Welcome back to LARRY KING LIVE. For years its been speculated that Super Attorney Johnnie Cochrans brain tumor was caused by his cell phone use. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. KING: Sanjay, what does the manual say? A lot of scientists will say that. "I read everything I could find about Thurgood Marshall and confirmed that a single dedicated man could use the law to change society.". Two hundred and fifty-five million users want to know, what are the risks? Pratt was convicted and imprisoned, while Cochran maintained that the activist was railroaded by authorities, pushing for a retrial. But this is not a painful process. KING: One of the problems, Dr. Khurana, is almost everybody has a cell phone. He had surgery, right? So caution should be our guide. They're emitting electromagnetic radiation too. Where does the American Cancer Society, doctor, stand on this subject? 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. First, Dr. Schwartz, we don't even know how we think. Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom in this file photo taken Oct. 3, 1995. The science would suggest that they were actually all safe. KING: Want to know what the American Cancer Society thinks about cell phones? And unfortunately, you know, as you showed at the beginning of the show, there's a billion people, you know, that will be using cell phones and they will be using cell phones for many years. While Cochran never argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case involving him is on the docket this session. Tiffany Cochran realizes the question of whether cell phone use was a factor in her fathers fatal illness cannot be answered today. 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. KING: Run them down. KING: I want you look at something on the screen now. 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. We've reached saturation points. That's ahead on LARRY KING LIVE. Pratt was convicted in 1972. The major do is use one of these wired ear pieces. Each study may have some flaw to the study. Often times, these phone come with a holster. KING: Some have called cell phone use more dangerous than smoking. CTIA also referred to us the American Cancer Society for more comments on this topic. Cochran penned the books Journey to Justice (1996) and A Lawyer's Life (2002). And I think particularly among young people who are logging, you know, thousands of hours KING: Teenagers? Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. Let me show you what that looks like on an MRI scan. I'm sorry. His daughter Tiffany, for one, no longer holds a cell phone to her head. We have an e-mail from Jody in North Royalton, Ohio: "My husband has a grade three inoperable glioma on the left side his brain. KING: Dr. Black, would you comment on what he just said? We need have an open mind. He died from a brain tumor on March 29, 2005, at the age of 67. Jeff and Laura, your prizes are in the mail. While your there, download our latest podcast, Jesse Ventura. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! KING: There are a lot of don'ts. By the time Simpson was acquitted, Cochran and co-counsel Shapiro were on the outs. Non-ionizing is less problematic, I think, than ionizing. WebAuction in progress, bid now! This is animation of the brain, sort of looking at it from the behind, as you can see there. KING: No? 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. 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. 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. KING: What were his last days like? 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. He's Dr. Vini Khurana. Another neurosurgeon joins us. We'll have a quick vote. Simpson was found not guilty in his murder trial, yet nonetheless faced civil litigation, with millions in damages awarded to the Brown and Goldman families. If that makes sense to you, then, (according to an electrical occupational engineer with whom I spoke) you can minimize risk by doing any or all of the following: Turn off your cell phone when not in useNever sleep with your cell phone in the bedroomAvoid using your cell phone (or keeping it turned on) in the car, or for that matter, any other self-enclosed metal container If you feel your head heating up, end the call (even if you're speaking to your beloved, boss, or mother)Use some form of headphone or earjack but not a blue tooth, which places the transistor right in your earLive in an area out of reach of cell phone service, And hey, let's not forget mobile telephones, internet wireless, and all those other technological goodies we've gotten so addicted to that life wouldn't be complete without them. In one of the most controversial scenes so far in the blockbuster FX series, The People Vs O.J. He was known for his sharp We don't know about thresholds. Simpson. 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. WebJohnnie Cochran's widow speaks publicly for the first time since her husband's death. This is the early '80s. I would like to point you to the long-term data that's coming out of the Interphone studies. By mid-decade, hed entered private practice with Gerald Lenoir and soon launched a firm of his own, Cochran, Atkins & Evans. KING: All right, Dr. Black, what do you make of the possibility? "His fight for justice transcended color, age or economic status. What do you make of it? 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. KING: We all liked Johnnie. Find out when we come back. 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." And he was Johnnie Cochran's doctor. It is a great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE Dale Cochran, the widow of the famed attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran. 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. Unfortunately, you know, my suspicion is that it's going to be five years or 10 years before we have a definitive answer. @@*@@* FILE @@*@@*Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. holds onto O.J. The Food and Drug Administration made recommendations about cell phone use. BLACK: It was in the skull, yes. 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