Ripa noted that it is possible to live with prostate cancer without knowing it as it moves to an advanced stage. Because they don’t test men over 70 years old for prostate cancer. Ripa revealed that her dad discovered he had cancer after hurting his back in a car accident, and it was diagnosed during treatment. So I’m grateful for the car accident, believe it or not, because at least we were able to treat it. But I never, oh my God, I never thought it would be prostate cancer."