Portraying anyone who questions the value of medical testing as irrational and selfish is denying the fact that smart, thoughtful people have a hard time defining what is best practice on average. As many as 3/4 of positive cancer screening test results can be false positives, and if you get one, you have to then do further testing and possibly treatment, which entails risks.
'overscreening for prostate, breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening “is common in both men and women, which not only increases health care expenditure but can lead to net patient harm.” ' [1]
My father was diagnosed (and eventually died) of cancer shortly before the age at which periodic screening was recommended, in the early 80s. Nowadays, screening is recommended at a younger age, and if he had been tested, then it might have been caught in time. However, I reject the idea that anyone is irresponsible based on hindsight in a single case. It's just bad luck. And public policy needs to be set based on what is best for everybody.
[1] http://www.ascopost.com/issues/october-15-2014/overscreening...