My news says that drinking alcohol lets me live 20 years longer. I'll stick with my news.

Unfortunately, very many things are carcinogens - eventually. There's the crux of the matter, that word "eventually"
Bodies go wrong, dividing cells lose vital DNA links, skin loses its depth and elasticity and so on. In the end, we die; some sooner than others.
Technically, in nature, once we are about 15 years beyond the age of being reliably capable of producing healthy children, we are garbage. Of course, I strongly object to that, as do all (probably) humans.
Wine is an interesting study in conflicts. A small amount of red wine can reduce the risk of heart disease - a greater "killer" than cancer. But a large amount is destructive. (Marihuana and its effect on nervous tissue is another "conflict" study. Large amounts definitely affect brain cells deleteriously, yet small amounts stimulate. Caffeine?)
The media do tend to "hype" things - it's good for circulation - so I would query that above headline's wording "Major"? Major compared to what? Alcohol is a major risk factor in drowning. More drunk people drown by falling into canals than sober ones.

Sometimes the relief from pain now is worth the potential later risk.

I've been seeing this on British news channel SkyNews.

I don't drink now, but 15 years ago, I used to drink half a martini glass of fine aged wine in the evenings, for the pleasurable taste, and the warm, cozy buzz.

I stopped when suddenly a deep wrinkle started appearing on my face, running from my eye to mouth every time I did this. When I skipped the wine, the wrinkle vanished, reappearing if I even had a TASTE of the wine.

I thought it was unfair, but I gave away my newly purchased stash of expensive Biltmore Estate fine wine, aged for two years in oak barrels, to my ex, who was ecstatically grateful.