More. 1  Oxygen Levels and Brain Function The brain consumes about 25 percent of a personâs oxygen intake, so proper brain function requires enough blood oxygen. 2  How Oxygen Affects the Heart The heart is a key player in making sure oxygenated blood travels to the organs and tissues that need it.
What are signs or symptoms of kidney cancer? Unfortunately, kidney cancer rarely causes visible signs or symptoms in its early stages. In the later stages, the most common sign of both renal cell and transitional cell cancers is blood in the urine (hematuria).
In its early stages, renal cell cancer usually causes no noticeable symptoms. Symptoms may occur only when the cancer grows and begins to press on surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body. The symptoms vary considerably from person to person.