23 May 2016 - Young cancer sufferers won't have to travel overseas to test cures if a federal government plan to attract more drug trials down under succeeds.

Red tape around age restrictions and recruitment of patients for trials means many young people with cancer face having to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to travel overseas for a glimmer of hope.

Health Minister Sussan Ley says Australia has the researchers and ability to conduct clinical trials.

She hopes the government's $7 million plan will demonstrate just that to pharmaceutical companies.

"The more trials can lead to cures, the better off we all are, and that is my aim," she told reporters in Melbourne on Sunday.

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