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.
Other possible kidney cancer symptoms may include: 1  Persistent pain in the side of the abdomen or the back, which is not the result of an injury. 2  A mass or lump in the abdomen. 3  Feeling fatigued.  Unexplained, sometimes rapid, weight 1  loss. A fever that is not due to an illness.
These and other signs and symptoms may be caused by renal cell cancer or by other conditions. There may be no signs or symptoms in the early stages. Signs and symptoms may appear as the tumor grows. Check with your doctor if you have any of the following: 1  Blood in the urine. 2  A lump in the abdomen.moking and misuse of certain pain medicines can affect the risk of renal cell cancer. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer.