Life / Terminal illness and bad news for the patient - how do Poles react to that? [4]

I have some questions that I need for my project in school, I couldn't find them on line please someone answer, by the way I am not polish.

how do polish people respond to serious or terminal illness?

Do they hide the bad news from the patient?

Who in the family is told the bad news?

Do they use interpreter, if so does he/she should be the same gender as patient, older?