how to check response header from apache - java

When a request is coming in, it goes through apache sever before going to application server written in tomcat. In most cases, I can set the response header from apache server to return a certain response header like x-frame-options. However, depending on the page and requester, I would like to remove this x-frame-options in the apache layer.
So far, I tried following two options, but both did not work.
apache always set the header to generic, but application server override it to something else based on the condition.
apache Httpd.conf: Header always append X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN
Java Code: response.setHeader("X-FRAME-OPTIONS", "DENY");
application server set to something else then apache to check the header before setting to generic.
Java Code: response.setHeader("X-FRAME-OPTIONS", "DENY");
apache httpd.conf: RequestHeader set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" env=no_my_header
I don't know what to do at this point. If anyone has any idea, I would appreciate.
Thanks,

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