Prostate cancer is something that many men fear. When a man has problems with his prostate, he often thinks the worst and assumes that he has prostate cancer. Prostate infection symptoms can be alarming. Many men do not realize that the prostate can become infected. They automatically assume the worst and think that their symptoms are an indication that they have prostate cancer. Imagine their relief when they find out that they simply have an infection. They worry so much, and then their doctor diagnoses them with an infection rather than the disease that they thought they had.