Does hydroquinone cause cancer? what is the best over-the-counter treatment to fade age spots on hands?

No: No increase in cancer personally i don't know otc hydrquinone preparations.

Consider Herbals: Azelaic, arbutin, kojic, licorice root extract are all herbal skin lighteners that will be a bit less potent than hydroquinone, but should help in the long run. Make sure you follow the recommended guidelines on the products you are using. Hope this helps!

Hydroquinone: Hydroquinone has not been proven to cause cancer in humans at the doses used cosmetically. The question is still being investigated. Elure is a new topical lightening cream that works differently than hydroquinone on the pigment cell pathway. It offers a quicker action of onset by immediately lightening the pigment granules rather than destroying the production of new pigment cells.

Revaleskin,: Revaleskin with coffee berry, is a no hydroquinone opt in. However fading creams do not remove age spots only lighten them. An ill or laser can be used to remove age spots in1-2 sessions with only slight redness for a few days. The q switched laser used for tattoos is designed for age spots.