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.
As kidney cancer grows, it may invade organs near the kidney, such as the liver, colon, or pancreas. Kidney cancer cells may also break away from the original tumor and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. When kidney cancer spreads, cancer cells may appear in the lymph nodes.